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The Observatory was renamed the Royal Observatory Hong Kong (Chinese: 皇家香港天文台) after obtaining a Royal Charter in 1912. [1] The Observatory adopted the current name and emblem in 1997 after the transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty from the UK to China. The Hong Kong Observatory was built in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon in 1883.
Hong Kong Observatory Hong Kong (China) Hong Kong 2004 ... National Astronomical Observatory Japan Mizusawa NAOM 1969 ... Observatoire Royal de Belgique Belgium Bruxelles
Observatory Hill (Chinese: 天文臺山), formerly known as Elgin Hill (伊利近山), is a hill where the Hong Kong Observatory is sited. [1] Observatory Road is a road passing through Royal Observatory Hong Kong from east to west.
Typhoon Dot (known as Typhoon Enang in the Philippines) [1] was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfalls on Luzon and near Hong Kong in October 1964. It was the fifth typhoon to impact Hong Kong during the active 1964 Pacific typhoon season, and prompted the issuance of the No. 10 typhoon signal from the Royal Observatory in Hong Kong—the highest warning possible.
Australia, Japan, Hong Kong welcome 2025: See pictures of celebrations. Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY. December 31, 2024 at 12:59 PM. Cue the fireworks because it's now 2025 in some parts of the world.
Hong Kong Observatory: 1883 Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Hoober Observatory: 1993 Rotherham, UK Hopkins Observatory: 1838 Williamstown, Massachusetts, US Howell Observatory: Starkville, Mississippi, US Hradec Králové Observatory: 1961 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Huairou Solar Observing Station: Beijing, China Hubble Space Telescope ...
Hong Kong shares jumped again, rising 1.60% the day before mainland China markets reopen. Beijing said it would explain the details of its economic stimulus plans at a Tuesday morning news conference.
Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force – formerly Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force Hong Kong Observatory – formerly Royal Observatory Crowns and crest of disciplinary services were removed from the uniforms after the handover and replaced with the bauhinia: