The Expo Forum will be held at 9am – 1pm, January 19 (Tuesday) at the MGM Grand Macau Hotel to promote World Expo 2010 Shanghai China (Shanghai Expo) and Macao’s participation in the event. Expo Forum (Macao) serves as the key platform for different regions in Mainland China to participate in the event and promote 2010 Shanghai Expo. The forum is jointly host by the World Expo 2010 Shanghai China Executive Committee and the Macao SAR Government. The speakers are the governmental officials, engineers and architects from Mainland China, Thailand, Portugal and Macao SAR. The theme of the event builds on the theme of Shanghai Expo “Better City, Better Life”; the first and second sessions of the Forum are “Heritage by technology and innovation” and “Infrastructure development – Accelerated by staging global events” respectively. It will be an excellent opportunity to share views on sustainable urban development for better life. The speakers of the event are: HE Suriya Soucksakit, Vice-Minister of the Thailand Ministry of Culture; Mr. He Jing Tang, Chief Designer of the China Pavilion of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai; Mr. Carols Couto, Design Architect of Portugal Pavilion; Mr. José Chui Sai Peng, Macau well-known Engineer; Mr. Wu Jiang, Vice President of Tongji University, Shanghai; Mr. Wang Yi, Vice Director-General of the Institute of Policy and Management; and Ms. Ieong Pou Yee, Director of the Office for Preparation of Macao’s Participation in Shanghai World Expo. Moderators are Ms. Susana Chou, Member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National Committee of the CPPCC and Mr. Ieong Tou Hong, Chairman of Macau Economic Development Promotion Association. They will discuss and share successful practice, technologies of sustainable urban development and the economic and social development of the host location of major global events accelerated by infrastructure development. Interested parties should call Ms. Lai at 2848 3711 on or before January 15 for registration. Seating is limited and is available only on a first-come, first-served basis.
