Media are invited to attend a seminar for businesses entitled “Destination Greenwich” on Monday 18 August 2008, 1600 - 1830hrs (Beijing Time) at London House, Shi Cha Hai Club, No.49, Di'an Men West, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, China.
Beijing, China, August 15, 2008 (PRESSbooth.ORG) -- Some of China’s most prestigious educational institutions will be represented at the seminar, which is also expected to attract a wide range of Chinese businesses. There will be a strong representation from the cultural and creative industries, keen to find out more about the opportunities to invest in the cultural and creative hub which is developing at Greenwich Peninsula, alongside The O2 Arena, the world’s most successful music and entertainment venue.
Greenwich is a Host Borough for the 2012 London Games and the seminar will give businesses a chance to find out more about the investment opportunities in the borough of Greenwich which is:
* a World Heritage Site attracting nine million visitors a year * home to a fast-growing cultural and creative industries sector * home to The O2, the world’s most successful music and entertainment venue * undergoing a massive programme of regeneration, with two million square feet of office space under construction at Greenwich Peninsula * 20 minutes from central London, with fast connections by river, train and light rail.
The seminar takes place on the final day of a five-day exhibition at Longtanhu Park which is promoting Greenwich as a world-class destination for visitors, students and businesses.
The exhibition - organised by Greenwich Council along with businesses and educational institutions based in Greenwich - is jointly hosted by the People’s Government of Chongwen District.
It coincides with the launch of a dedicated website www.destinationgreenwich.com
Media – please confirm attendance by contacting:
Greenwich Council Communications – Ying Wang [Chinese language media] littleant0518 @ hotmail.com
Greenwich Council Communications - Katrina Delaney [English language media] 00 44 (0)7940 539392 katrina.delaney @ greenwich.gov.uk
Contact for media in UK: Greenwich Council Communications Andrew Stern 00 44 (0)20 8921 5043 00 44 (0)7940 539393 andrew.stern @ greenwich.gov.uk
Contact for media in Chongwen District: The Foreign Affairs Office of Chongwen District Government, Beijing Wang Xiaoxing 00 86 (0) 10 8755 6123 Cwwb2006 @ 126.com
Note to Editors:
1. Interviews can be arranged on request. Please contact the numbers given above.
2. Greenwich – best known as the home of time – gives its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time. Located in the south-east of London, on the banks of the River Thames, Greenwich is home to historic landmarks and world-class heritage sites including the National Maritime Museum, the Old Royal Naval College, the Cutty Sark and London’s oldest royal park. Greenwich offers unrivalled leisure and sporting activities, parkland, excellent shops and the world’s most popular entertainment venue, The O2 Arena.
3. Greenwich will be a host borough for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. It will host nine sports in three main venues: • The O2 Arena will host the wheelchair basketball (Paralympic), the basketball finals (Olympic), trampolining and the artistic gymnastics (both Olympic). An adjacent arena will host the badminton, rhythmic gymnastics (both Olympic) and Paralympic volleyball • Greenwich Park will host the equestrian events (Olympic and Paralympic) and part of the modern pentathlon (Olympic) • the Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, will host the Olympic and Paralympic shooting events.
4. Greenwich has four venues on the approved list of Olympic training camps for London 2012.
5. Greenwich Council and Chongwen District signed a Friendship and Cooperation Memorandum in November 2007, committing both districts to work together in developing business, tourism, educational, sports and cultural projects.
6. Destination Greenwich is a consortium made up of the following organisations from Greenwich, London: • Greenwich Council • The University of Greenwich • Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication • Greenwich Leisure Limited • SE London Chamber of Commerce • Greenwich Community College • AEG Europe
7. Greenwich Council and the People’s Government of Chongwen District signed a Friendship and Cooperation Memorandum in 2007.
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