WITH just 100 days until the start of the China International Import Expo, officials and many others across Shanghai are rolling up their sleeves to prepare for the event. Here’s a look at some of the behind-the-scenes work being done to make this widely-anticipated trade gala a success.To get more china market news, you can visit shine news official website.
Shanghai Customs is gearing up for the expo with simplified clearance procedures and more measures to facilitate exhibitors, customs officials announced yesterday.
Companion animals — so far only dog or cat — will be allowed into China with documents like quarantine certificates and vaccination reports. One exhibition participant can take one pet, if needed.
Pet owners from countries where rabies is prevalent should also bring a rabies antibody report issued by a laboratory accredited by the World Organization for Animal Health. Such pets should undergo an on-the-spot quarantine test as well.
Some special items, like biological products for personal medical use, are permitted for entry but should be limited to one course of treatment. Such products will go through a check given by customs’ special item approving system.
The General Administration of Customs issued four documents last month related to expo customs clearance, facilitation measures, banned inspection and quarantine items, and restricted items.
Li Jin, a local customs official, listed a number of banned and restricted goods at the press conference. “For example, beef and lamb products from countries with foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks are banned from being exhibited or sold at the import expo, as well as food, edible agricultural products and fodder from Fukushima and other nine areas in Japan which are prohibited from import due to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.”
The National Exhibition and Convention Center is upgrading its power, drainage, fire control, communication, wiring and parking facilities in preparation for the weeklong expo.
It plans to set up four one-stop service zones with officers from various service providers, financial, insurance and trade organizations; as well as related departments like customs, food and drug administration, industrial and commercial authorities and the tax bureau. Consulting points will be placed in exhibition areas and passageways.
The center will set up a positioning and navigation system for both indoor and outdoor areas to offer digital guidance services during the expo. Volunteers will be located around the service sites with bilingual markers in each corner.
It will also coordinate with city’s Metro operator to add extra trains during peak hours. Green channels will be opened for disabled people and other special groups.
The center will further work with transport authorities to open bus routes which can connect the center with the airport, transport hub, hotels and key downtown areas.
Restaurants for groups like Muslims and vegetarians will also be established at the center, along with an area specially for Shanghainese food.
The construction of exhibition booths is said to be ecological-friendly and will obey the “six R’s”: respect, renew, reuse, recycle, reduce and remember.
| By | buzai232 |
| Added | Jul 29 '18, 10:41PM |
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