Online Webinar on
Radiation monitoring work of Hong Kong Observatory; Mircroclimate Monitoring;
and
Virtual Tour to
Monitoring Assessment Centre and King's Park Radiation Laboratory
Date & Time:
16 January 2021 (Saturday); 9:30am - 12:30 pm
Venue:
Zoom Webinar
Deadline of Application:
16 January 2021
Programme Highlights
1. Radiation monitoring work of Hong Kong Observatory (9:30 to 10:30 a.m.)
2. Mircroclimate Monitoring (10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
3. Virtual Tour to Monitoring Assessment Centre and King's Park RadiationLaboratory (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Registration and Enquiry
The seminar is free of charge and prior registration is required. The number of participants will be limited to 200 and applicants will be served on a first-come-first-serve basis. Priority will be given to the members of Nuclear Division. For registration, please submit online application via the following weblink: https://forms.gle/d7xLxpiscpr1scPG9 . Successful applicants will be notified by email.
For enquiries, please contact us by sending email to nuclear@ne.hkie.org.hk .
Report
A webinar and virtual tour of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) organized by the Nuclear Division was held on 16 January 2021. This is the first virtual tour organised by the Nuclear Division in view of the pandemic and was well received by 180 participants.
Participants were warmly greeted by Ir Ryan Lam, Chairman of Nuclear Division. The first session of the webinar was about the radiation monitoring work of the HKO. The HKO expanded its radiation monitoring activities in late 1980’s with extensive monitoring points and comprehensive environmental sampling for territory-wide radiological levels in view of the introduction of Guangdong Nuclear Power Station at Daya Bay. Details of the monitoring technologies and case studies were shared. Participants were particularly interested in in how to protect themselves if there is a dramatic rise in radiation level. Ms Olivia Lee of the HKO explained that thyroid blocking agent would be distributed to specific groups of the general public in severe circumstances.
The second session of the webinar was about HKO’s microclimate monitoring initiative. The HKO launched an innovative project few years ago, aiming to study the microclimate that could assist local urban planning. Network of Automatic Weather Monitoring Stations (AWMS) was installed in selected spots to provide weather data within the urban area in Kowloon. Through analysing the data, HKO could provide more accurate local forecasting and warnings to the public.
Afterwards, a virtual tour to the HKO Headquarters and King's Park Meteorological Station was delivered. Facilities including the radiation monitoring and assessment centre, weather forecast centre, broadcasting studio and meteorological lawn were introduced.
In conclusion, the webinar and virtual tour was very fruitful, and participants gained insight in the operation of the HKO particularly in their important role in radiation monitoring. On behalf of the Nuclear Division, we wish to express our sincere gratitude to the HKO, especially Ms Olivia Lee, Mr Stephen Lau and Mr Max Kong, for providing the webinar and visit to our members.
by Mr. Stan MOU and Ms. Yani KO