Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) reaffirmed his plan to attend the Shanghai 2010 World Expo to help open two Taipei pavilions and conduct exchanges on advanced technologies and governing experiences with other cities and areas from around the world.
Hau made the pledge while attending the opening on Monday of an exhibition promoting the expo in Taipei City, hosted by Shanghai Deputy Mayor Yang Xiong (楊雄).
Hau said he was hopeful Taipei would step onto the international stage and serve as a model for other cities by participating at the exposition’s “Urban Best Practices Area.”
Hau said that during a visit to Shanghai in June, he witnessed the signing of contracts for the expo between representatives of the two cities, adding that based on what he saw of Shanghai’s urban planning efforts for the World Expo, the exposition would be worth seeing.
On the same occasion, Yang said the Taipei City government’s proposal to turn Taipei into a wireless city and promote recycling gained the recognition of the expo committee. Yang said the proposal was retained and that Taipei would be among the 108 cities worldwide to present its achievements at the expo.
Hon Hai Group chairman Terry Gou (郭台銘), who has promised to sponsor Taipei’s pavilions at the expo, said Taipei could be expected to enhance peaceful exchanges across the Taiwan Strait by taking part in the event.
Gou also said he was confident that Taipei and Shanghai, as two important cities in Asia, could create a win-win situation through exchanges and cooperation in staging the world exposition.
The Shanghai World Exposition is expected to attract 70 million visitors, Yang said. In addition to the two Taipei pavilions, the Taiwan-based Aurora Group will set up a corporate pavilion under the theme “Chinese Jade Culture.”
Mio Technology Corp, one of Taiwan’s leading players in the mobile global positioning system (GPS) industry, is the exclusive GPS sponsor for the Shanghai Expo, Yang said.
The exhibition, held in Taipei to promote the World Expo and introduce related activities, ends tomorrow.
The exhibition includes miniature models of the Shanghai Expo site and the Chinese exhibition hall, and highlights various features of other pavilions.
Two expo mascots, called Haibao (“treasure of the world”) are also on display at the local show.
A series of 3D short promotional films will also be screened.
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