- Largest Expo to date launches photographic exhibit in
Toronto
to attract visitors -
TORONTO
,
Nov. 26
/CNW/ - Today,
Mr. Yang Xiong
, Executive Vice-Mayor of
Shanghai
previewed the
Shanghai
World Expo 2010 and launched a
Shanghai
Expo-themed photographic exhibit in
Toronto
to attract more visitors from
Canada
. Expo
Shanghai
, which will run from May -
October 2010
, will be the largest expo to date and its organizers expect more than 600,000 visitors from
North America
.
Mr. Yang Xiong
, Executive Vice-Mayor of
Shanghai
and
Mr. Hong Hao
, Director-General of the Bureau of
Shanghai
World Expo Coordination were joined by
Michael Chan
, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Office of the Premier) and Peter Foncesca, Minister of Labour (MPP), for the official ribbon cutting to launch the photo exhibition. Set to run in
Toronto
between
Dec. 1
and 7, 2009, debuting at the Sheraton Centre
Toronto
, the photographic exhibition brings to its Canadian audience general information about Expo
Shanghai
, the history of the World Expo and background on China's history with the Wold Expo, as well as an introduction to the Bureau of International Expositions.
Organized by the Bureau of
Shanghai
World Expo Coordination, the organizer of the 2010 Expo event, jointly with: the
Canada
Shanghai
Business Association; 2010
Shanghai
World Expo Overseas Promotional Office;
China
National Tourist,
Toronto
Office; and Tian Bao Travel, Expo Shanghai's authorized ticketing agent in
Canada
, a series of World Expo 2010 Shanghai-themed photographic exhibitions will be held across the Greater
Toronto
Area and other Canadian cities from
December 2009
to
May 2010
.
To date, 242 countries and international organizations have confirmed their participation in
Shanghai
World Expo 2010, including
Canada
. A staggering 70 million visitors are expected to visit the Expo from home and abroad. With an estimated budget of
28.6 billion yuan
(
$4.18 billion
CAN), the site of Expo 2010 covers an area of 5.28 sq km, spanning both sides of the Huangpu River - four times bigger than the 2005 Archi Expo, twenty times bigger than the 2008 Zaragoza Expo and twice the size of the country of
Monaco
. With the theme of "Better City, Better Life",
Shanghai
World Expo 2010 will be held from
May 1
to
Oct. 31, 2010
.
In addition, more than 50 projects from Chinese and international cities have been selected by an International Selection Committee to exhibit in the Urban Best Practices Area of the Expo Site.
For further information: For further information: Diane Sidik, MS&L, (416) 847-1316, [email protected]
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