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THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1990
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY TOMORROW
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TOMORROW (FRIDAY) HAS BEEN
THE
THIS YEAR'S WORLD THE 1990 WORLD REDUCTION: HOW
DESIGNATED AS
DAY.
THEME CHOSEN FOR METEOROLOGICAL
DISASTER METEOROLOGICAL DAY CELEBRATIONS IS "NATURAL METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES CAN HELP".
OF THE COMING INTO THIS DAY ALSO MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY
WAS IN FORCE OF THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION CONVENTION. IT 1950, THE
A ORGANISATION, FORMER INTERNATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL
SINCE NON-GOVERNMENTAL BODY
INTO THE WAS TRANSFORMED INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION (WMO) OF TODAY.
1873,
YEAR'S THIS
THEME ECHOES THE CURRENT GLOBAL
ON EMPHASIS AND HERALDS PREPAREDNESS,
THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION.
NATURAL DISASTER
THE OCCASION WILL BE COMMEMORATED THE WORLD OVER.
NATURAL DISASTERS SO TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF REDUCE THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION THEY WILL CAUSE.
THE AIM IS THAT WE CAN
HONG THE
KONG
SOCIETY METEOROLOGICAL
HELD IN THE IS TOPICALLY
WILL
IN HONG KONG, ORGANISE A RESEARCH FORUM ON SATURDAY (MARCH 24) TO
SUBJECT OF THE FORUM HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE. THE "NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION: THE ROLE OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY".
MUSEUM
THE SOCIETY WILL ALSO CO-HOST WITH THE SPACE OF SIX PUBLIC LECTURES ON CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS, COMMENCING ON THE LECTURES WILL ALL BE ON RELATED SUBJECTS.
A SERIES JUNE 3.
SEMINAR ON STAFF SHORTAGE AND RETIREMENT SCHEMES
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL ORGANISE A SEMINAR ON APRIL 3 (TUESDAY) TO HELP SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF TACKLE THEIR STAFF SHORTAGE PROBLEM AND SET UP STAFF RETIREMENT BENEFIT SCHEMES.
THE HALF-DAY SEMINAR WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR PARTICIPANTS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMERCIAL AND ACADEMIC SECTORS WILL BE INVITED TO TALK ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE SUBJECT.
/THEY INCLUDE