Hong Kong Observatory Director Lam Chiu-ying has chaired several meetings at the 15th Congress of the United Nations World Meteorological Organisation. They were the highest-level WMO meetings ever chaired by an Observatory officer.

Mr Lam said the move recognised the achievements and ability of the Observatory's meteorologists.

WMO Congress is held every four years in Geneva to determine the direction and the strategy of meteorological work worldwide. Six-hundred heads of national meteorological services, ministers and senior government officials from more than 180 countries and territories participated this year.

In his capacity as the co-chair of a working committee, Mr Lam shared with WMO vice-presidents the chairing of congress working meetings.