Abstract: SUBTITLE: LOCATED IN AN AREA SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE, THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY CONTINUES TO REFINE TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING THESE PHENOMENA AND PROVIDING TIMELY ALERTS TO AIRCRAFT APPROACHING OR DEPARTING HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Abstract: Aviation traditionally was an environment in which no, or at least very few errors were made. We tended to believe that individuals working in the aviation industry belonged to a special breed of super-humans who perform error-free throughout their careers. In a small number of cases where an accident occurred, industry and the general pubic readily accepted an explanation that one or more people involved had made an error or errors that caused the accident to happen.