At a Press conference on Feb. 1, the deputy mayor of Haikou City, Zhu Hansong, announced that the Haikou Yacht Economic Themes Forum of the Boao International Tourism Forum 2010 will be held on March 19-March 20, 2010 in Haikou, Hainan Province. At the forum, it will be announced that China's first yacht exchange-the Haikou Yacht Exchange is to be set up, and the Boao International Tourism Forum (Haikou) Yachting Development Declaration, and China's Yachting Industry Development Report 2009-2010 will be released.
Planning meeting for Haikou Yacht Economic Themes Forum [Xinhua]
Zhu said the Haikou Yacht Economic Themes Forum will provide intellectual support to the development of World Yachting Tourism and the China Yacht Economy, and will become a prestigious international yachting tourism forum to be organized on a regular basis.
The deputy mayor of Haikou, Zhu Hansong, describes preparations for Haikou Yacht Economic Themes Forum. [Xinhua]
Haikou Yacht Economic Themes Forum of Boao International Tourism Forum 2010 is an initiative of the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the General Administration of Press and Publication, the General Administration of Sport of China, the National Tourism Administration, the State Council Information Office, the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the People's Government of Hainan Province, and is sponsored by China Communications and Transportation Association, Hainan Provincial Tourism Development Committee and the People's Government of Haikou City.
Shi Shengdong, the deputy Director of Press and Publication of Department of Publicity of Hainan, explains preparations for Haikou Yacht Economic Themes Forum. [Xinhua]
It is estimated that about 350 guests, including domestic and foreign dignitaries, world organizations, as well as well-known domestic and foreign yacht manufacturers, will attend the forum. At the forum, more than 30 kinds of domestic and international luxury yachts and sailing ships will be on display in Haikou and yacht weddings and yacht trials will be carried out.
The venue for the Haikou Yacht Economic Themes Forum is under construction [Xinhua]
Workers build the venue for the Haikou Yacht Economic Themes Forum. [Xinhua]
