Co-WIN News

Has it ever occurred to you that Observatory’s automatic weather station network is not the only network that conducts surface meteorological observation around the clock in Hong Kong? The new episode of “Cool Met Stuff” will introduce the Community Weather Information Network (Co-WIN) jointly established by the Hong Kong Observatory and the universities in Hong Kong, with members including schools and teaching groups. This episode goes to a school to learn how students and teachers build and manage their own weather station, and also introduces ways and benefits of becoming a Co-WIN member. The video is now available on the "MyObservatory" mobile application and the Observatory's website for your viewing (programme is broadcasted in Cantonese) Welcome to view "Cool Met Stuff" from this link (broadcast in Cantonese). Broadcast schedule of various TV channels can be found here.

In order to allow more members to participate in the AGM, the coming Co-WIN AGM will continue to be held online (via Zoom). An email with Zoom log-in details has been sent out to all Co-WIN members. If members do not receive it, please contact us at cowin@hko.gov.hk. In the coming AGM, we will present “Certificate of Excellence” and “Outstanding Long-term Observing Weather Station” to Co-WIN members providing high quality meteorological data over the years, in recognition of their contributions to Co-WIN. There will also be talks by the Observatory and Co-WIN member schools on topics related to meteorological observations and education. So many activities you do not want to miss! Program of AGM: 10:00 – 10:30: AGM: hosted by Mr. Philip Yim, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Co-WIN 10:30 - 10:45: Award Presentation Ceremony of “Certificate of Excellence” and “Outstanding Long-term Observing Weather Station” 10:45 – 11:05: Sharing session One on “Automatic Weather Station Network – making Surface Meteorological Measurements for Hong Kong through Day and Night”, conducted by Dr Dick Leung, Scientific Officer, HKO 11:05 - 11:25: Sharing session Two on “HKRSS Observatory: Microclimate Observation, Environmental Education & Community Engagement”, conducted by Mr. Jacky Chu, Mr. KH Fok and HKRSS student 11:25 – 11:45: Sharing Session Three on “Use microclimate observing devices to study the facing direction of solar PV panels”, conducted by Lingnan Hang Yee Memorial Secondary School students 11:45 - 12:30: Sharing Session among CoWIN ExCo Members and teachers 12:30 Group Photo (screen capture) Do join us!

The Climate Change Quiz Contest organized by the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) was launched today to promote climate change knowledge and enhance public awareness of climate change. The top 100 participants, with the highest number of correct answers and the earliest submission time, will receive a set of HKO souvenirs. The quiz is based on the Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Relevant information is presented on the Hong Kong Observatory climate change webpages including climate change impacts (tagged with [IPCC AR6]), global climate change, global climate projections and climate change pedia.
The contest will end at 3 p.m. on 2 January 2024. Please visit the contest page for details.

The certificate is on its way. In the package, we have included an online questionnaire, please scan the QR code and complete it. Your support is highly appreciated.

The Summer Camp has been successfully held (August 19-20). We had excellent students from more than ten secondary schools joining our extracurricular learning activities. It was an enjoyable and memorable experience for the students.

Date: 19-20 August 2023 (Saturday to Sunday) Venue and time: Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village (10:00 am to 6:00 pm, 19 August 2023) Hong Kong Observatory (9:00 am to 12:30 pm, 20 August 2023) Language: Cantonese Cost: HK$600 per team (3 students and 1 teacher) Deadline: 17/7/2023(Monday) Application Details        Application form

Date: 19-20 August 2023 (Saturday to Sunday) Venue: Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village Guest speaker: ex-Director of HKO, Mr CHENG Cho-ming Language: Cantonese Cost: HK$1,400 per team (3 students and 1 teacher) Deadline: 10/7/2023(Monday) Application Details        Application form

Date: 19-20 August 2023 (Saturday to Sunday) Venue: Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village Guest speaker: ex-Director of HKO, Mr CHENG Cho-ming Language: Cantonese Cost: HK$1,400 per team (3 students and 1 teacher) Deadline: 28/6/2023 Application Details

Content: Latest update on climate change information Scientific knowledge of urban heat island effect Co-WIN data application for citizen science Street-level 3D model construction Location: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Laboratory, Room 1013, 10th Floor, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Enquiry: cowin@hku.hk Part 1: Train the Trainers Target: Teachers of secondary schools Date: Saturday, 3rd June, 2023 Time: 9AM - 12PM Application：Google Form Part 2: Student Workshop Target: Form 3-5 secondary school Date: Saturday, 27th May, 2023 Time: 9AM - 12PM Application: Google Form

We are delighted to see so many students attending the workshop last Saturday. We had more than 45 students coming from 10 schools joining the event. The class covered topics related to global warming, local climate impacts, and urban heat island. In this workshop, we intentionally reserved more time for students to work on their 3D models. Unfortunately, there were still some students who were able to finish. Nevertheless, the event was a success. I would like to acknowledge the support from Ho Koon Nature Education Cum Astronomical Centre and the HKU Knowledge exchange fund.