Yes, sorry for being slightly flippant there.
I guess psycho could give a better answer there being a tower guy.
I know that the ATIS update process is nothing like what I was used to years ago. Seems we are inexorably linked to HKOs METARs which I have to agree always seem to be on the optimistic side.
As SLF, its funny to see the contrast between travelling to BNE and returning to HKG. When the captain informs us at TOD that its a pleasant morning with clear sky, I know I can look out and see 100km down to the Gold Coast in BNE. Returning to HKG, it means I can just make out my flat in Tung Chung.
