MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1980
TYPHOON TALKS IN BANGKOK
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ROYAL OBSERVATORY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MR PATRICK SHAM LEFT TODAY FOR BANGKOK TO ATTEND THE 13TH SESSION OF THE TYPHOON COMMITTEE ORGANIZED JOINTLY BY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (ESCAP) AND THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION (WMO).
THE MEETING, TO BE HELD FROM DECEMBER 2 TO 10, WILL REVIEW THE ACTIVITIES OF COUNTRIES IN THE REGION DURING THE PAST YEAR AND MAKE FURTHER PLANS FOR IMPROVING THEIR WARNINGS OF TROPICAL CYCLONES.
IN PARTICULAR, THE TYPHOON COMMITTEE MEMBERS CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, KAMPUCHEA, LAOS, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, REPÚBLIC OF KOREA, THAILAND AND VIETNAM -- WILL DECIDE ON PROCEDURES FOR CARRYING OUT THE TYPHOON OPERATIONAL EXPERIMENT IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC DURING THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
THE TYPHOON OPERATIONAL EXPERIMENT IS A PROJECT TO TEST AND INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS IN THE REGION FOR DETECTING AND FORECASTING TYPHOONS AND FOR DISSEMINATING WARNINGS TO THE PUBLIC.
THE OBJECTIVE IS TO IMPROVE THESE OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE LOSS OF LIFE AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY FROM TYPHOON WIND, FLOOD AND STORM SURGE.
MR SHAM, WHO IS CURRENTLY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TYPHOON COMMITTEE, WILL RETURN ON DECEMBER 11.
NOTE TO EDITORS
MISS LYDIA DUNN TO INSPECT PARADE ******
A PASSING-OUT PARADE OF 25 ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND 88 IMMIGRATION ASSISTANTS WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 4) AT 9.30 AM AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT PARADE GROUND IN SPORTS ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.
UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MISS LYDIA DUNN, WILL TAKE THE SALUTE.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EVENT.
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