We wish you an enjoyable stay in Shenzhen
•  During meetings and banquets, please switch off or keep mute of your mobile phones and other electronic appliances.
•  No smoking in all meeting rooms and dining halls.

1. Arrival

Upon arrival at Shenzhen Airport , please proceed to Recycling Economy & Sustainable Development Conference Reception Desk located at the ground floor of both airport lobby A and B. The reception staff will help provide information of your transportation to Wu Zhou Guest House and Shenzhen Airlines Hotel.

Opening Hours of the Airport Reception Desk:

Nov. 23-24: 08:00 - 21:00

2. Hotels

You will be staying in one of the following hotels during the Conference:

Wu Zhou Guest House (Five Star) Tel: （ 86-755 ） 8293 8000

Shenzhen Airlines Hotel (Four Star) Tel: (86-755) 8881 9999

Shenzhen Guo Hui Hotel (Three Star) Tel: (86-755) 333 66666

Upon arrival at the hotels, please register at the reception desk for accommodation.

3. Registration

All delegates and journalists shall register in the International Conference on Recycling Economy and Sustainable Development Registration Desk located in the lobby of Building A of Wu Zhou Guest House and claim your pass and meeting materials. For VIP delegates, you can ask your liaison officers to register for you.

Opening Hours of the Conference Registration Desk:

Nov. 23-24: 09:00-20:00

4. Secretariat/Media Center

The Secretariat will provide all necessary information and assistance related to the Conference including financial matters such as airfare reimbursements. It also takes care of the production and distribution of documents, speech transcripts, and biographies of speakers and materials of sponsors.

The Media Centre will provide services for media including internet, fax, printing, copy machine and telephone. (Please refer to Information for Media attached below.)

Location: Nanhai Sea Room, First Floor, Building B, Wuzhou Guest House

Opening hours:

Nov. 23-24 08:00-22:00

Nov. 25 08:00-15:00

Tel: (86-755) 82938836

Fax: (86-755) 82938837

5. Working Languages of the Conference

Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Chinese and English in all sessions. Please leave the headsets on your seats or return the receivers to the staff after leaving each meeting room.

6. Passes

Passes shall be worn at all times during meeting activities and related events. No one will be given access to meeting venue without pass. It is also required for meals. Information of loss or damage of passes must be immediately reported to the Registration Desk or Secretariat.

7. Dress Code

Business attire is required for all meetings and banquets.

Casual attire is suggested for outdoor activities or tours.

8. Meals and Banquets

Welcome Cocktail on Nov. 23 is at Cantonese Restaurant, 1 st Floor, Building A , Lunch on Nov. 24 is at Wuzhou Hall, 2 nd Floor, Building A, Dinner is at Cantonese Restaurant, 1 st Floor . Delegate/Media Pass and voucher are requested for attending the Cocktail and Lunch. Welcoming Dinner hosted by Shenzhen People's Municipal Government on Nov. 24 is at Wuzhou Hall, 2 nd Floor, Building A . Delegate/Media Pass and invitation card are requested for the welcoming dinner.  

9. Internet Access Services

Internet Access is provided free of charge in the rooms of Wu Zhou Guest House and Shenzhen Airlines Hotel. Please consult the Hotel Reception for further information.

10. Telephone

The area code for Shenzhen is 0755. Domestic and international long distance services are available in all hotel rooms, but deposits are required (to be paid at hotel reception desk) to use such services.

11. Ticket Services

Delegates and journalists who need to purchase air tickets, change itinerary or confirm return trips should contact the business centre of your hotel, or dial the following numbers of different airliners:

Shenzhen Airlines: (86-755) 95080

China Southern: (86-755) 950333

Air China : (86-755)61340777 82932551

12. Departure for the Airport

The hotels are 40 KM away from the airport and it will take about 1 hour. Please check out at the hotel according to your flight schedule and prepare 1.5 hour for the journey.

There is Airport Shuttle in the front of Hua Lian Plaza on Shen Nan Ave. It will also take about 1 hour to the airport. The ticket fee is 20 RMB Yuan / person.

13. Medical Services

Medical Centre will be set up in Wuzhou Guest House during the Conference and general medical services will be provided all around the clock. In emergency, medical staff will arrange transfer to Beijing University Shenzhen Hospital within 5 minutes.

Tel: （ 86-755 ） 82938013

14. Weather

Shenzhen has a subtropical climate. The temperature during the time of the conference is within the comfortable range between 18 Celsius and 25 Celsius.

15. Voltage

The voltage in China is 220v. Sockets in the hotel rooms are of 2-phase and 3-phase (MY-2204) types.

16. Shenzhen

Shenzhen is a coastal city in southern China , bordering Hong Kong . The city covers an area of 2020 Km 2, with a permanent population of 8.27 million by the end of 2005. Shenzhen has a subtropical maritime climate, with beautiful flowers in full bloom all year round and green areas all across the city. A wonderful combination of natural scenery and modern architecture gives the city a unique charming feature.

As China 's first Special Economic Zone initiated by late leader Mr. Deng Xiaoping, Shenzhen has created a miracle in the history of economic and social development and urban construction. Representing in microcosm the marvellous achievements of the opening-up and reforms in China 's mainland in the past 26 years, Shenzhen is a must place to visit.

Shenzhen is the city with most rapid economic and social development in China 's mainland. The average annual growth rate of Shenzhen has been 28% in the past two and a half decades since the establishment of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. Shenzhen has become a major economic centre in China , with its economic strength ranking No .4 in China 's mainland. Shenzhen's per capita GDP is now on the top of all cities in China 's mainland, exceeding USD 7400.

Shenzhen is the city with most developed and concentrated hi-tech industries in China . In this city, the output value of the information industry and the export volume of hi-tech products respectively account for 15% and over 1/5 of the totals of China 's mainland. Shenzhen is also a city with most PCT international patent applications in China 's mainland. The protection of intellectual property rights is a priority in Shenzhen. The IPR system is kept improving, and infringements are severely cracked down. These measures help to safeguard people's enthusiasm for innovation and to create a favorable business environment. Shenzhen is home to multinationals such as Huawei Technologies and ZTE, renowned financial institutions such as China Merchants Bank and China Ping An Insurance, and hundreds of thousands small and medium-sized companies.

Shenzhen is one of China 's most important logistics hub cities. In 2005, Shenzhen Port was ranked the No.4 largest container terminal in the world, with its throughput of containers being 16.19 million TEUs. And Shenzhen Airport ranked No .37 in the world in terms of cargo throughput in 2004.

Shenzhen is a major regional financial centre in China , and is home to one of the two stock exchanges in China 's mainland. Shenzhen's markets for banking, insurance, fund, venture capital, gold and foreign exchanges are all playing an important role in China .

Shenzhen is considered as an experimental field of China 's economic reform and the showcase of China 's opening up to the outside world, with the most developed market system and legal system and highest degree of openness in China 's mainland. Foreign investors from over 70 countries and regions, including 114 of the Global Top 500 Companies, have invested in Shenzhen. The city's export volume accounted for over 1/8 of the total of China 's mainland, ranking No.1 for 13 consecutive years. The inclusiveness and an active innovation environment make Shenzhen very attractive to talented people from home and abroad. There were only two technicians working Shenzhen 26 years ago, but the number has soared to over 800,000 today.

In China 's future development, Shenzhen is still playing a crucial role. The blueprint for China 's development in 2006-2010 has been drafted in the recently concluded 6th Plenum the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. As a Special Economic Zone, Shenzhen will continue with its task of a forerunner for China 's peaceful development in this new century, exploring new ways for growth and serving as a role model city. This includes five aspects: a) to insist on the sustainable and innovative development model and to build an “effective Shenzhen”; b) to put people first and, as an explorer for building a “harmonious China”, to foster a harmonious society in Shenzhen; c) to increase the input on science and technology, aimed at construct a “National Innovative City” with improved self-innovation capabilities; d) to optimize urban management and concerted social development, with the purpose of making Shenzhen a global city; and e) to deepen reform and expand opening-up, playing well its role of “experimental field” and “showcase”. It is expected that by 2010, the total economic volume of Shenzhen will be doubled and the per capita GDP will reach USD 12000. By 2010, Shenzhen will become a city with a thriving but resource-saving economy and a pleasant natural environment. With complete urban functions, a mature legal system and a safe, harmonious and decent society, Shenzhen will become the best city for living and business.

Not long ago, Shenzhen was awarded the title of “ National Model City ” by the Central Government. We sincerely welcome every one from all over the world to Shenzhen to experience the charm of this beautiful and modern coastal city.

17 ． Shenzhen Recycling Economy Development

Under the correct leadership of Shenzhen Municipal CPC Committee and Government in combination with joint efforts from various sectors, Shenzhen has been probing into the approaches to implement recycling economy in recent years. Particularly, since the convening of the conference in this April to fully speed up the development of recycling economy in the entire city, various districts, departments and organizations have been intensifying efforts to implement the instructions of Municipal CPC secretary Li Hongzhong and other leaders of Shenzhen Municipal CPC Committee and Government to propel the development of recycling economy and currently, initial achievement has been accomplished in various sectors. Shenzhen took a lead in the country to enact the “Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Propelling Recycling Economy”, and thus has initially established a system of regional policies and regulations to propel the development of recycling economy. Shenzhen has intensified efforts to implement demonstrative projects for clean production and initially shaped a favorable environment of leveraging demonstrative projects to propel the development of recycling economy Leveraging “Energy Fund” and “Wall Material Innovation Fund” as well as tax preferences granted by the state government on comprehensive utilization of resources, Shenzhen has initially established an incentive system to develop recycling economy On the other hand, Shenzhen has witnessed constant improvement in the energy-saving awareness of residents and initially shaped a favorable social environment to propel the development of recycling economy.