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East Asian Observatory The EAO East Asian Observatory is formed by EACOA East Asian Core Observatories Association for the purpose of pursuing joint projects in astronomy within the East Asian region. In the era of very large scale astronomical instruments East Asia will be competitive internationallyby combining their funding resources their technical expertise and their manpower. The intention of EAO is to build and operate facilities which will enhance and leverage existing and planned regional facilities. The intention of EAO is to raise funding and to build an observatory staff separate from that of the EACOA institutions.