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           |  | Hong Kong, 19-21 March, 2008 |  | 
         
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           |  | The conference will be held at the Regal Kowloon Hotel, in Hong Kong (with any   overflows at other near-by hotels). The Regal Kowloon Hotel is situated in   Tsimshatsui East, Hong Kong's most popular business and entertainment district.   The hotel is only 45 minutes drive from the airport and within walking distance   to the railway, subway (MTR), and the ferry pier. |  | 
         
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             Not only is Tsimshatsui well-known as one of the most exciting shopping areas   in Hong Kong, but one may also experience the cultural richness of Hong Kong by   visiting the tourists attractions and cultural venues here. These include the HK   Museum of Art (the largest art museum in Hong Kong with the finest collection of   Hong Kong and Chinese art), the HK Museum of History, Hong Kong Cultural Centre,   Science Museum (featuring the lastest technology, the museum reveals the mystery   of the nature), and the Hong Kong space Museum etc. |  | 
         
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           |  | The  hotel room rate with online booking at the  following online travel agency sites will be very  reasonable for the duration of the conference: |  | 
         
           |  | http://www.hk-hotel.com/hotel/regalkowloon/index.html http://www.hk-hotel.com/index.htm
 http://hongkong-hotelguide.com/hotels/Hong%20Kong/Kowloon/index.htm?GHK
 http://www.asiarooms.com/hong_kong/hong_kong.html
 http://www.hong-kong-hotels-network.com/
 http://www.regalhotel.com/Regal-Kowloon/Main/Hotel-Home/Hotel-Home.aspx (conference hotel web page)
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           |  | Five-star hotels in Tsim Sha Tsui East: Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel &   Towers
 InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong
 Royal Garden   Hotel
 Kowloon Shangri-La Hong Kong
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           |  | Four-star hotels in Tsim Sha Tsui: Regal Kowloon Hotel
 Kowloon   Hotel
 Pruton Prudential Hotel
 New World Renaissance Kowloon
 Empire   Kowloon
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           |  | Other hotels in the near-by Kowloon districts (Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei, Mong   Kok): Eaton Hotel
 BP International House
 Imperial Hong Kong
 Newton   Hotel Kowloon
 Knutsford Hotel
 Park Hotel Hong Kong
 Concourse   Hotel
 Kimberley Hotel Hong Kong
 Regal Oriental Hotel
 Nikko   Kowloon
 Macro Polo Hong Kong Hotel
 Holiday Inn Hong Kong-Golden   Mile
 Langham Hotel
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           |  | The conference venue Regal Kowloon Hotel is of address: 71 Mody Road,   Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The hotel can be reached from the Airport   conveniently by airport bus (route A21, fare of about US$4) or by MTR Air   Express railway with shuttle bus at the Kowloon Station. |  | 
         
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           |  | More travel information can be obtained with the Hong Kong Tourism Borad's   portal discoverhongkong.com.The details of the Visa free period for visit for the  foreign countries / territories are available at the Hong Kong Immigration  Department web site:
 http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkvisas_4.htm
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