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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1975

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HONG KONG REPRESENTED AT TYPHOON COMMITTEE MEETING

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DR. P.C. CHIN, ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY LEFT FOR BANGKOK THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON TO ATTEND THE 8TH SESSION OF THE TYPHOON COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.

THE MEETING STARTS TOMORROW AND WILL CONTINUE UN TIL NEXT MONDAY (NOVEMBER 17).

THE MEETING WILL REVIEW THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED DURING THE PAST YEAR IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OBSERVATIONAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC AND WILL ALSO DISCUSS PROBLEMS IN RELATION TO METEOROLOGICAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH, COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER PREVENTION.

IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY IN CONNECTION WITH TYPHOON PREDICTION AND WARNING, DR. CHIN WILL ALSO REPORT ON THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND RELIEF WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DURING TROPICAL CYCLONES.

AS THE COMMITTEE'S RESEARCH CO-ORDINATOR FOR STUDIES ON TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECASTING, DR. CHIN WILL PRESENT PROPOSALS FOR A REGIONAL JOINT-STUDY SCHEME FOR CONSIDERATION BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.

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