On 8 July 2007, the Hong Kong Aviation Club, Chinese Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Civil Aviation Department and Hong Kong Observatory organized the Hong Kong Aviation Day 2007. The event aims at promoting the aviation culture and related education in Hong Kong. Other co-organizers of the event included local airlines, helicopter companies and several local aviation sport societies.

The Observatory set up an exhibition booth for the event to promote the Observatory's weather information for aviation sports available on the internet (http://www.weather.gov.hk/aviat/soaring/index.htm). Movies on the aviation weather services were also shown to illustrate the Observatory's work and achievements during the recent years. The aviation day is featured with game booths, exhibition of different models of fix-wings and helicopters, as well as demonstration shows of helicopters and hot-air balloon. It brought enjoyable moments to over two thousand participants.

The Observatory has been maintaining close ties with the local aviation community with a view to better understand and meet their needs for weather information. The information booth of the Observatory was well received by local aviators and members of the public.

Figure 1: Acting Assistant Director of Hong Kong Observatory,
Mr. Shun Chi-Ming (second right) gave support to the Observatory's exhibition booth at old Kai Tak airport on the Hong Kong Aviation Day 2007.

Figure 2: Ms Sandy Song of the Observatory introduced the aviation weather services in Hong Kong to participants of the Hong Kong Aviation Day 2007.