Planning
A Steering Committee, chaired by the Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology (Commerce and Industry) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Miss Denise Yue, was set up in August 2004.
Seven working groups under the Committee were established. Their tasks covered the following areas:
- accommodation
- conference facilities
- transport and airport reception
- security and accreditation
- media, publicity and community relations
- social programmes, commercial sponsorship and liaison support
- information & communications technology
to ensure the success of the event.
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