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Information about the Opening Ceremony of ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006 in Hong Kong.
Please note that access can only be granted if you have received a special registration badge from the Hong Kong Secretariat.
The ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006 Media badge is not required to attend the Opening ceremony.
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3 December 2006 - Opening Ceremony - 17:30 - 18:40
Hall 3, Hong Kong Convention Centre, Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
| 15:00 |
Media are requested to arrive at Level 5 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) to undergo security check. |
| 15:30 |
Hall opens for audiovisual media only for setup purposes. There will four press stands, two in the front on each side of the podium and two in the back (see technical information below concerning distances and testing details). Crews can select any of the platforms which cannot be changed once the ceremony has started. The seating area for print media is at the back of the room (approx 300 seats).
All participants must pass through security checks at Atrium 5. Please allow necessary time for this procedure. All media should pass the security checkpoint before 16:30
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| 16:20 |
All audiovisual media in Hall 3 are requested to be in position on the press stand they will have selected. |
| 16:30 |
Hall opens for all guests to Opening Ceremony. |
| 17:20 |
Official party arrives |
| 17:30 |
Opening Ceremony starts
Speakers:
- Mr Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union
- The Honorable Donald Tsang, chief executive of Hong Kong, SAR
- Professor Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 and Managing Director of Grameen Bank
- His Excellency Wu Bangguo, Chairman of China's National People's Congress
Their statements, if provided to the Press Office electronically, will be available at ITU TELECOM WORLD Newsroom after the event.
Simultaneous interpretation between English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) will be provided.
Entertainment:
There will be songs from Mandarin artists Chenhao and Eugene Pao, as well as video projections and animation. All songs and music used within video material will be cleared for international broadcast.
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| 18:40 |
End of Opening Ceremony |
| 18:45 |
The host country's Welcome Reception will be held in the Grand Foyer of the Hong Kong Convention Centre. We have been asked by the hosts to request that all cameramen and photographers stay within the press area at the reception for the comfort of the guests. Journalists wishing to join the reception should leave their equipment in the press area. |
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Technical Specifications:
- Press stands will be set up at both sides of the stage (side on view) and at the back of the auditorium (approximately 70 meters from the stage). Telelenses are recommended. Please enter Hall 3 and select the most suitable position for your viewing. NB: Visual media from the rear of the hall will be permitted to exit along with other guests; those in the front will be permitted to leave their enclosure only after all guests have departed, which could lead to delays for arrival at the Welcome Reception.
- Each press stand will be equipped with XLR mult-boxes for the floor, English, Mandarin and Cantonese audio feeds.
- Until 16:30, lighting in Hall 3 will be set as it will be during the speeches so proper tests can be done by each individual photographer and cameraman. A test audio signal will continue until 17:15 for recording tests.
- Only official ITU photographers and cameramen will be authorized to roam during the ceremony. There will be a live broadcast quality feed of the proceedings that will be available from the Media Centre at Asia World Expo. This will begin at 17:29 and from that point all Opening Ceremony content will be available for international broadcast.
- Voice over announcements made during the ceremony will be in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Notes:
Audiovisual media
Editors: Due to time constraints, you are advised to assign two separate groups of journalists/photographers if possible to cover the Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception. There is no guarantee that media representatives covering the Opening Ceremony will be able to cover the Welcome Reception as well.
The live feed will be available from Eurovision in TV booths at the Media Centre at AWE. For bookings, please contact Danny Duijs
Tel: +65 62 24 93 35
Fax: +65 62 24 9 382
Mobile: +65 98 63 83 23
Radio
Radio broadcasters can receive feeds in floor language from mult-boxes located on the press stands. Radio journalists should therefore sit in the last row of the print media for easier access to the mult-box.
Photos
Only accredited journalists have access to the photolibrary of the Event found at http://www.itu.int/WORLD2006/media/plib/index.asp
To access the hi-res images, you must use the username and password received with the acknowledgement of your media accreditation.
For assistance, you may contact the Photo Coordinator in the Conference Room of the Media Centre. Meera Daswani can also be contacted at
, +852 36 06 22 32 or mobile +852 65 05 81 20.
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For more information, please contact:
S. Acharya
Chief, Media relations and public information
International Telecommunication Union
Tel: +852 66 23 43 99
E-mail:pressinfo
Lucy George
Tel: +852 66 23 43 63
Asia-Pacific
Carl Wong
Tel: +852 25 30 04 07
UK
Lucy Meacher
Tel: +852 66 23 43 64
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