The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Frederick Ma, JP, accompanied by the Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism), Miss Yvonne Choi, JP, visited the Hong Kong Observatory on 20 July 2007. Mr Ma and his entourage found out more about the Observatory's weather service, and the work on radiation monitoring and assessment, earthquake and tsunami warning, time service etc. as they were taken to a tour by the Director, Mr Lam Chiu-ying and met the officers-in-charge of various services. Mr Ma was apparently impressed by the professionalism of the Observatory staff, and likewise, the wide range of service they provided. He remarked light-heartedly that he was an ardent user of the Observatory's weather service, quoting the 1878200 Dial-a-Weather Service as an example.

Mr Frederick Ma (2nd right) and Miss Yvonne Choi (2nd left) were very interested in the tools used for monitoring of weather systems as explained by the Director, Mr Lam Chiu-ying (middle).

Mr Frederick Ma demonstrating his natural born talent in presenting TV weather report in the Observatory's TV Studio.