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Hong Kong Observatory

meteorological department of the Hong Kong Government
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Hong Kong Observatory

Summary

Hong Kong Observatory is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hong Kong Observatory was a member of International Meteorological Organization[3].
  • Hong Kong Observatory was a member of World Meteorological Organization[4].
  • Hong Kong Observatory is located in Hong Kong[5].
  • Hong Kong Observatory is in the country of People's Republic of China[6].
  • Hong Kong Observatory is in the country of China[7].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's image is recorded as Hong Kong Observatory.jpg[8].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's instance of is recorded as government agency[9].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's instance of is recorded as meteorological service[10].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory[11].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's logo image is recorded as HK Observatory Logo.jpg[12].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's headquarters location is recorded as Hong Kong[13].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000088360449[14].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 128433935[15].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 10136285-7[16].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no00009852[17].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's part of is recorded as Government of Hong Kong[18].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Hong Kong Observatory[19].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36055358[20].
  • +1883-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hong Kong Observatory[21].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.3025, 'lon': 114.17416666667}[22].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.474601, 'lon': 114.22}[23].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07nrpw[24].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as D17[25].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Environment and Ecology Bureau, the government of the Hong Kong Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[26].
  • Hong Kong Observatory's official website is recorded as https://www.hko.gov.hk/[27].

Body

Founding

+1883-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hong Kong Observatory[21].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '香港天文台'}[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hong Kong Observatory'}[29]. Its part of is recorded as Government of Hong Kong[18].

Operations

Hong Kong Observatory's headquarters location is recorded as Hong Kong[13]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Environment and Ecology Bureau, the government of the Hong Kong Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[26].

Why It Matters

Hong Kong Observatory ranks in the top 4% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

China Hong Kong MyObservatory People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . hko.gov.hk. Retrieved . hko.gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . hko.gov.hk. Retrieved . hko.gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . hko.gov.hk. Retrieved . hko.gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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