Hong Kong Observatory

The Hong Kong Observatory is a weather forecast agency of the government of . The Observatory forecasts the weather and issues warnings on weather-related hazards.
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  • Type: Monitoring station
  • Description: meteorological department of the Hong Kong Government
  • Also known as: “HKO”, “Hong Kong observatory”, “Hongkong Observatory”, “The Royal Observatory, Hong Kong”, and “The Royal Observatory, Hongkong”
  • Address: 134A 彌敦道 Nathan Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hong Kong Museum of History and Knutsford Terrace.

Museum
The is a public that preserves 's historical and cultural heritage. It is located next to the , in Tsim Sha Tsui East, . is situated 380 metres east of Hong Kong Observatory.

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is a terrace street in , in . It is famous for its bars, pubs and restaurants. On the south slope of Observatory Hill, is hidden behind the buildings of Kimberley Road. is situated 120 metres southwest of Hong Kong Observatory.

Park
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is a large public park in , , Hong Kong. It has an area of 13.3 hectares and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tsim Sha Tsui and Yung Shue Tau.

Quarter
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, often abbreviated as TST, is an area in southern , Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the . East is a piece of land reclaimed from the now east of .

Locality
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is the public square in front of in of in . The name in Cantonese means banyan tree head, and many banyan trees are still there.

Suburb
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King's Park is an area in in , .

Hong Kong Observatory

Latitude
22.30192° or 22° 18′ 7″ north
Longitude
114.17375° or 114° 10′ 26″ east
Open location code
7PJP852F+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 184552913
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­monitoring_station
Wiki­data ID
Q1537282
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Hong Kong Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد هونغ كونغ”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Hong Kong”
  • Chinese: “天文台”
  • Chinese: “天文臺”
  • Chinese: “皇家香港天文台”
  • Chinese: “香港天文台”
  • Chinese: “香港天文臺”
  • Chinese: “香港特別行政區政府香港天文台”
  • Chinese: “香港皇家天文台”
  • Chinese: “香港观象台”
  • Dutch: “Hong Kong Observatory”
  • Esperanto: “Honkonga Observatorio”
  • Estonian: “Hongkongi vaatluskeskus”
  • French: “observatoire de Hong Kong”
  • French: “Observatoire de Hong Kong”
  • German: “Hong Kong Observatory”
  • Hausa: “Cibiyar Kula da Hong Kong”
  • Japanese: “香港天文台”
  • Korean: “홍콩 천문대”
  • Polish: “Hong Kong Observatory”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório de Hong Kong”
  • Russian: “Гонконгская обсерватория”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Hong Kong”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Гонконгу”
  • Urdu: “ہانگ کانگ رصد گاہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Hồng Kông”
  • Yue Chinese: “香港天文台”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Observatory Hill and Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters.

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