MORE THAN 100 CHINESE LIGHT MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE ‘96 CHINA EXPO WHICH WILL OPEN IN THE ATLANTA CIVIC CENTER DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY. THE EXPO WILL FEATURE NEW TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS AS WELL AS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND ARTIFACTS. EVEN A PAIR OF GIANT PANDAS MAY BE ON HAND AT THE EXHIBITION WHICH WILL INCLUDE A SERIES OF TRADE MISSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR.
THE HONORARY ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ALREADY INCLUDES MAYOR BILL CAMPBELL, CNN PRESIDENT TOM JOHNSON AND FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GOLD KIST WILLIAM GASTON III, AND OTHER VIPS ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN.
A PRESS CONFERENCE AND VIP RECEPTION WILL BE HELD AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE GEORGIA POWER CO. AT 333 PIEDMONT AVE. DOWNTOWN AT 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 26, FOR AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. SHENGYUN QIU, CONSUL GENERAL OF THE CHINESE CONSULATE GENERAL IN HOUSTON, AND SEVERAL CITY MAYORS AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS FROM CHINA WILL BE PRESENT AT THE MARCH 26 EVENT INCLUDING INDUSTRY LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST.
TRADITIONAL CHINESE DANCES, PUPPET SHOWS, A HONG KONG EXHIBIT, AND ANTIQUITIES FROM HUNAN PROVINCE, INCLUDING A DISPLAY OF THE OLDEST SPORTS PAINTING DATING BACK SOME 2000 YEARS WILL BE ON VIEW.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL YONG PAN OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE 96 CHINA EXPO AT (770) 390-0568; FAX, (770) 390-0708.