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Helene Marie Gossilin, director of the UNESCO office in New York and a representative to the United Nations, today discussed UNESCO's display at the 2010 World Expo.
UNESCO will exhibit at a joint pavilion for international organizations but a detailed plan is yet to be worked out.
Gossilin also exchanged views with Huang Jianzhi, deputy director general of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, on hosting a forum about eco-protection during the Expo.
Hong Hao (left), director of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, presents a model of the China Pavilion to Chan Ka-keung, secretary of the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau of the HKSAR Government.
A senior organizer thanked the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region this morning for its participation in the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.
Hong Hao, director of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, said he looked forward to a splendid showcase of Hong Kong at the event when meeting a delegation headed by Chan Ka-keung, secretary of the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Government.
Chan said it was part of Hong Kong's plan to display its achievements in the financial sector to explore more business opportunities. He said the government attaches great importance to its participation in the Expo.
The special administrative region will explore the theme "Hong Kong -A City with Unlimited Potential" with a focus on its urban transport network, advanced scientific facilities, financial and trade systems, multinational culture and sustainable high-quality urban life.
Hong Kong will also showcase its multifunctional smart card in the Urban Best Practices Area of the Expo. Its "Smart Card, Smart City, Smart Life" theme will allow visitors to experience the high-tech lifestyle Hong Kong residents enjoy.
Huang Yaocheng, counselor for national participation with the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination presents a gift to Theo-Ben Gurirab, Inter-Parliamentary Union President and Speaker of Namibia's National Assembly.
A delegation headed by Theo-Ben Gurirab, Inter-Parliamentary Union President and Speaker of Namibia's National Assembly, visited the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination this morning.
Huang Yaocheng, counselor for national participation with the bureau, delivered a progress report on the updates of World Expo 2010.
The delegation also visited the Expo site after the meeting.
Officials from the General Administration of Press and Publication learn about the master plan of the Expo.
A delegation headed by Wu Shulin, deputy chief of the General Administration of Press and Publication, yesterday visited the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination.
Wu visited the Expo site and toured the bureau's exhibition hall where the 2010 event's master plan can be found. He also got a view of the Expo site from atop the building.
Wu said a batch of Expo-themed books have been published nationwide, which boosted the popularity of the 2010 Expo. He promised all-out support from the administration.
A group of Zhejiang Province college students donate the money they made in an unusual university program to Expo 2010 construction workers.
A group of Zhejiang Province college students yesterday donated the money they made in an unusual university program to construction workers on the Shanghai 2010 World Expo site.
Six boys and 15 girls from Zhejiang Normal University were given only 50 yuan (US$7.35) each to survive 15 days in Shanghai as part of the university's "Testing Viability" program.
It started the program 10 years ago to send young students into the world to find out just how hard life can be. Each participant received 50 yuan to cover 15 days in the city, involving meals, transport and accommodation.
They survived the experience by taking on a variety of work, from family tutor and secretary to restaurant waiter or waitress and supermarket worker. Yesterday, they donated the leftover money - 6,835.7 yuan - to Expo construction workers.
Tan Yuliang, leader of the team, said students were touched by the enthusiasm of Shanghai residents in serving the 2010 World Expo.
"The Expo is a national event so we hope to contribute to it," Tan said, adding that the donation was a unanimous decision.
Students also staged performances at the Expo site yesterday.
Earlier tests have sent students to live Xiamen in Fujian Province, Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, Beijing and Tianjin.
The old proverb "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" is the philosophy behind the Romania Pavilion for the World Expo 2010 Shanghai - a big green apple and a slice of apple lying on the ground.
The 2,000-square-meter "apple pavilion" made of glass might be the largest of its kind that Expo visitors have ever seen, reminding them of Newton's discovery of gravity.
However, the Romanian Expo team have attached other meanings to the design.
The apple represents a healthy lifestyle as well as knowledge, freshness, temptation and eternity. It reminds people to take care of the city they are living in, says Ferdinand Nagy, commissioner of the World Exhibition of Romania.
Lights will illuminate the apple from inside.
It will be green under sunshine, and turn to red, yellow and blue at night.
Nagy says Romania is trying to highlight a city's historical and cultural heritage in order to understand, develop and translate this wisdom into a better quality of life for contemporary urban Romanian citizens.
The exhibition will be themed on "Greenopolis."
"Greenopolis is a term with universal meaning, represented by the apple, which means health, knowledge and freshness," he says.
Visitors will first enter the complete apple via an access that is like a small bite.
The pavilion will showcase the cultures of the country, while the slice will house the main exhibition area.
The apple will have five levels inside. Three stories will be open to visitors. The first and highest levels are for technical use.
Visitors will be welcomed by Romanian folk dances on a stage when entering the pavilion.
Dancers will dress in traditional costumes of the country - a shirt or chemise for both men and women, which is made from hemp, linen or wool.
After viewing the dances, visitors will be invited to a restaurant to taste a typical Romanian meal which will include soups made with meat, vegetables, tripe or fish, all of which are flavored with lemon juice, sauerkraut juice or vinegar. Romanian wine will also be served.
Romanian food is not yet popular in China, but Chinese food is a favorite with Romanians. Nagy says he wants to promote the country's food in China via the 2010 event.
On the next floor, some Romanian films, both old and new, will be shown. Romanian films were popular in China in the 1970s and visitors will have the chance to see "Mihai Viteazul" (1970) and "Stefan cel Mare" (1974), classic Romanian movies that moved many Chinese people when they were first released.
Business talks and seminars dedicated to the development of economic, scientific and tour exchanges with other nations will be held on the fourth floor.
In the pavilion's slice of apple, the country will showcase the history and sceneries of its cities, especially the capital, Bucharest.
Romania will try to highlight a city's historical and cultural heritage in order to understand, develop and translate this wisdom into a better quality of life for contemporary urban Romanian citizens, the commissioner says.
He says visitors will be able to gain access to the top of the building where a "secret and very special activity" will be held.
