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The Observatory was established on 2 March 1883 as the Hong Kong Observatory by Sir George Bowen, the 9th Governor of Hong Kong, with William Doberck (1852–1941) as its first director. Early operations included meteorological and magnetic observations, a time service based on astronomical observations and a tropical cyclone warning service.
Green Island, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Observatory: 1883 Colonial Tsim Sha Tsui: Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound: 1884 Colonial Tsim Sha Tsui: Lei Yue Mun Fort: 1887 Lei Yue Mun: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hong Kong) 1888 Crawley and Company Gothic Revival Mid-Levels: Old Dairy Farm Depot: 1892 Danby & Leigh Eclectic ...
Observatory Road (Chinese: 天文臺道) is one of the oldest roads in Hong Kong, and has existed since 1883. It is called so because this is where the Hong Kong Observatory was constructed. The Observatory is still in operation and provides updated typhoon information and other services for the Northwest Pacific area.
Price was also responsible for the redrew the proposal of the Hong Kong Observatory which Major H. S. Palmer initial proposal was rejected on the ground of cost in 1881. Price proposed the revised proposal to the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London in 1882. His plan was approved in Many and construction started in 1883. [6]
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The year 1883 in science and technology involved some significant ... Astronomy. March 2 – The Hong Kong Observatory is established. [1] Chemistry. April 5 ...
The declared monument in the Hong Kong Observatory compound is the historical building, built in 1883. 22°18′08″N 114°10′27″E / 22.302175°N 114.174162°E / 22.302175; 114.174162
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