Observatory flies into eye of the storm
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     The Hong Kong Observatory has been working with the local aviation community and shipping companies to collect vital data which is used to make more timely and accurate tropical cyclone weather forecasts.

     News.gov.hk spoke to Observatory officers and a Government Flying Service pilot who explained how flying into the eye of a storm helps them to better understand and predict a storm's path.

     The story appears on news.gov.hk today (August 16) in both text and video format.

Ends/Sunday, August 16, 2015
Issued at HKT 09:47

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