ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

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1 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC FOR PARTICIPANTS ONLY Post Doha Research Agenda for Developing Countries: WTO/ESCAP/ARTNeT Workshop October 2006 Hall D, Macau University of Science and Technology Macao, China Third ARTNeT Consultative Meeting of Policy Makers and Research Institutions 1-2 November 2006 A 501 Conference Room, Macau University of Science and Technology Macao, China Venue and dates INFORMATION NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS 19 October The meeting entitled Post Doha Research Agenda for Developing Countries: WTO/ESCAP/ARTNeT ARTNeT Workshop (hereafter referred to as the Post Doha workshop) will be held at Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), from 30 to 31 October The inaugural session will be convened at 0830 hours on Monday, 30 October The Third ARTNeT Consultative Meeting of Policy Makers and Research Institutions (hereafter referred to as the ARTNeT Consultative Meeting), will be held at Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), Macao China, from 1 to 2 November The opening of the meeting will be at 0830 hours on Wednesday, 1 November Organizing secretariats 3. For further information concerning substantive preparations and organizational aspects of the meetings, please contact: Post Doha Workshop ARTNeT Consultative Meeting Ms. Tiziana Bonapace, Chief, Trade Policy Section, Trade and Investment Division Tel: , bonapace.unescap@un.org Ms. Mia Mikic, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade Policy Section, Trade and Investment Division Tel: , mikic@un.org Mr. Yann Duval, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade Policy Section, Trade and Investment Division Tel: , duvaly@un.org 4. The contact address of the UNESCAP Secretariat at Bangkok is: Trade and Investment Division UNESCAP 4th Floor, United Nations Building Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200, Thailand Fax: (66-2) , The local host, Macau University of Science and Technology, will be responsible for administrative and logistical arrangements for the meetings.

2 2 Visa requirements 6. Participants (except if holding national passports of countries listed under point 10 below) should obtain an entry visa to Macao, China. Participants can obtain a visa from the Embassy or Consulate of People s Republic of China located in their respective countries before departing for Macao. 7. Participants are also advised to obtain, where necessary, a transit visa for places en route to Macao, China before the commencement of their journey. 8. Travel to and from Macao by ferry via Hong Kong would require a separate double entry visa for Hong Kong, China, in addition to an entry visa for Macao, China. 9. Valid passports or other travel documents recognize by the Government of China are required by all participants. 10. Nationals holding passport of the following countries may enter and stay in Macao, China for the period ranging from 30 days to 6 months. 1. Australia 22. India 43. Norway 2. Austria 23. Indonesia 44. Philippines 3. Andorra 24. Ireland 45. Poland 4. Brazil 25. Israel 46. Portugal 5. Belgium 26. Italy 47. Republic of Korea 6. Bulgaria 27. Japan 48. Romania 7. Cape Verde 28. Kiribati 49. Samoa 8. Canada 29. Latvia 50. Seychelles 9. Chile 30. Lebanon 51. Singapore 10. Croatia 31. Liechtenstein 52. Slovak 11. Cyprus 32. Lithuania 53. Slovenia 12. Czech Republic 33. Luxembourg 54. South Africa 13. Denmark 34. Malaysia 55. Spain 14. Egypt 35. Mali 56. Sweden 15. Estonia 36. Malta 57. Switzerland 16. Finland 37. Mexico 58. Thailand 17. France 38. Monaco 59. Tanzania 18. Germany 39. Mongolia 60. Turkey 19. Greece 40. Namibia 61. United Kingdom 20. Hungary 41. Netherlands 62. United States of America 21. Iceland 42. New Zealand 63. Uruguay 11. Visa-free is applicable to the following visitors of Chinese nationality who hold legally valid travel documents for entry into/ departure from Macao: (a) Residents from Mainland China (for a period of up to 30 days) (b) Hong Kong residents holding: (i) Hong Kong Identity Card with symbols *, ***, or R, (ii) Hong Kong Permanent Resident Identity Card, or (iii) Return Permit (for a period of up to 1 year) Currency and foreign exchange 12. The official currency of Macao, China is the Pataca (MOP), which is currently exchanged at approximately MOP 8.00 to 1 US Dollar. Most international currencies and traveler checks can easily be exchanged at commercial banks, hotels and international airport in Macao, China. The working hours of most banks are 0900 to 1630 from Monday to Friday, and 0900 to 1300 on Saturday. In addition to the official currency, Hong Kong Dollar is also widely accepted. Visa and MasterCard are accepted in most hotels, restaurants and shops.

3 RMB, the currency of China, is also accepted at some shops. Electricity supply 13. The electricity supply in Macao, China is volts, 50-hertz. Postal and telecommunication services The working hours of post office is from Monday to Friday, and on Saturday. GSM mobiles phones (900/1800) can be used in Macao, China. Time and Weather 15. Macao, China applies Beijing Standard Time, which is eight hours ahead of GMT. Macao, China has an October-November average daytime temperature of approximately 27 degrees Celsius and evening temperature of around 22 degrees Celsius. For more information about weather in Macao, China, please refer to: Registration and identification badges 16. Participants are requested to register and obtain meeting badges at the registration desk, located in front of the meeting room on Monday 30 October 2006 between for the Post Doha workshop and Wednesday 1 November 2006 between for the ARTNeT Consultative Meeting. Participants who do not register on the opening day are requested to do so on subsequent day, to ensure that their names appear on the list of participants. Without registration, names of participants will not be included in the list. Hotel accommodation 17. Hotel accommodations may be reserved at the request of participants at the following hotels at special rates. (Map enclosed) Name Hotel Taipa, Macao The rate are inclusive of breakfast and 10% service charge and 5% government tax Daily room rates ( MOP $)/per night Mop for 28 Oct 06; Mop for 29 Oct 06; Mop for Oct, Nov; Mop for 03 Nov; Golden Crown China Hotel The rate are inclusive of breakfast and 10% service charge and 5% government tax Regency Hotel Rate are subject to 15 % service charge and tax and inclusive of breakfast Mop for 04 Nov MOP$ 450 Sun Thur MOP$ 450 Fri MOP$ $ 550 Sat MOP$ 730 The hotel reservation forms are (page 7-10 for Hotel Taipa, page 11 for Golden Crown China Hotel and page for Regency Hotel).

4 4 18. All participants are requested to forward their request for room reservation and flight details if applicable at the earliest in accordance with the attached room registration forms, preferably before 20 October Participants are required to send their completed forms directly to the below address with copy to the UNESCAP Secretariat for follow up. Attention: Ms. Sandy Macau University of Science and Technology Fax: (853) Hotel Taipa Requirements 1. Completed the hotel reservation form with credit card number and expiration date. 2. Completed Third Party Payment Authorization form ( with your signature) 3. Copy of you credit card ( both side) Golden Crown China Hotel Requirement l. Completed the hotel Reservation form with signature. Regency Hotel Requirement l. Completed the hotel Reservation form with signature.

5 Map from Hotels to MUST Post Doha Oct : Hall D ARTNeT Consultative 1-2 Nov : A 501

6 Working language of the meetings and documents 19. The meetings will be conducted in English, and all documentation will be issued only in English. No interpretation service will be available. Financial and administrative arrangements 20. In those cases where the participation costs are borne by UNESCAP, the financial responsibilities will be limited to meeting travel expenses as indicated below. Any other expenses will be the sole responsibilities of the participants themselves, for example: (i) All expenses in the home country incidental to travel abroad, including expenditure for visa, medical examination, inoculations and other such miscellaneous items and internal travel to and from the airport of arrival and departure in the home country; (ii) Salary and related allowances for the participants during the period of the meeting; (iii) Cost incurred by participants in respect of insurance, accident insurance, medical bills or hospitalization fees in connection with attending the meeting; (iv) Compensation in the event of death or disability of participants in connection with attending the meeting; (v) Any loss of or damage to personal property of participants while attending the meeting or losses or damages claimed by third parties as a result of any negligence on the part of the participants; (vi) Any other expenses of a personal nature, not directly related to the purpose of the meeting. 21. Participants are advised to ensure that their return bookings are confirmed soon after their arrival in Macao. 22. For participants whose travel is sponsored by UNESCAP, UNDP offices in participants respective countries will be authorized to issue participants most direct economy round-trip air ticket (home country/macao/home country) to arrive at Macao one day before the meeting and to depart the day after the meeting. UNESCAP s travel authorization will be sent to local UNDP offices (with copy to participants) about five working days before the meeting. The participants will be provided with daily subsistence allowance based on UN DSA rate in October. This is approximately USD139. DSA in connection with transit expenses for places en route to and from Macao according to the authorized travel route (not applicable to helicopter) will be reimbursed upon participants submission of their completed UN voucher for reimbursement of expenses (F.10 form) to the UNESCAP secretariat, within two weeks after the return to their respective countries. Delay in submission of F.10 claim form by participants may not be accommodated after the closure of project accounts. The duly completed F.10 forms must be sent along with the used air ticket stubs, boarding passes, hotel bills and the completed payment instruction forms which will be provided, on request, at the meeting. For participants whose countries do not have UNDP offices, UNESCAP will send travel advice to respective airlines in their countries for ticket collection. 23. To facilitate the payment of subsistence allowance and confirm return flights, eligible participants are requested to submit the attached arrival/departure forms (page 5) together with their air tickets, passports and inbound boarding passes to the UNESCAP secretariat staff on duty in the conference room before the opening of the meeting. 24. UNESCAP-sponsored participants are expected to stay for the full duration of the meeting. However, if for any sudden reason, they are unable to stay for the full duration of the meeting, they are requested to inform the secretariat as soon as possible so that their daily subsistence allowance can be adjusted accordingly.

7 7 Note: For flight information, upon receipt of UNESCAP confirmation on their participation UNESCAP sponsored participants are kindly requested to contact local UNDP office to make their flight booking in advance. ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE FORM 1. All participants are requested to fill in and return this form along with air tickets to the UNESCAP staff present in the meeting room on first day of the meeting for both meeting. 2. In addition to item 1 above, UNESCAP-sponsored participants are also requested to provide the secretariat with their passports and copies of inbound boarding passes, for payment of daily subsistence allowance. NAME: COUNTRY: AIR TICKET NUMBER: ARRIVAL AT: DATE: FLIGHT NUMBER: TIME: DEPARTURE DATE: FLIGHT NUMBER: TIME: HOTEL ADDRESS IN MACAO ROOM NUMBER: SIGNATURE: DATE:

8 8 ANNEX 1 HOTEL RESERVATION FORMS Room Reservation Form 客房預訂表 Check In Date: 入住日期 Check Out Date: 退房日期 Mr./Ms: 先生 / 小姐 No. of Person: 人數 Room Type: 房間種類 No. of Room: 房間數量 Rate: 房價 Discount: 折扣 Approved by: 批准人 E.T.D.: 預達時間 Booked by: 訂房聯絡人 Telephone: 電話號碼 Company/T.A.Name: 公司 / 旅行社名稱 Billing Instruction: CASH AIRLINE TRAVEL AGENT COMPANY 付款方式 Form Of Payment: AMEX VISA MASTER DINERS 銀聯 Credit Card No: 信用卡號碼 Exp. Date: 到期日

9 9 Deposit: 按金 Receipt No: 收據號碼 VIP Status: 貴賓 Special Request: 特別要求 Remarks: 備註 Rsvn. Taken by: 接單人 Date: 日期 Amendment: 更改 Cancellation: 取消 Estrada Governador Nobre Carvalho No.822 Taipa, Macau 中國. 澳門氹仔嘉樂庇總督大馬路 822 號 Tel : (853) Fax : (853) info@hoteltaipa.com

10 10 BEST WESTERN HOTEL TAIPA 澳門格蘭酒店 Estrada Governador Nobre Carvalho No.822 Taipa, Macau 澳門氹仔嘉樂庇總督大馬路 822 號 Tel : (853) Fax : (853) Hong Kong Office : Ramada Hotel Kowloon Chatham Road South, Kowloon, HK 中國香港尖沙咀漆咸道南 號 Tel : (852) Fax : (852) 第三者代付款授權書 THIRD PARTY PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION FORM Card Holder 信用卡持有人 of Company 所屬公司 ( please fill in block letter) I hereby agreed to settle the account due by 本人同意支付以下費用 : Booking which booked under 入住客人姓名 During the staying period 入住期限 in Our Hotel 於澳門格蘭酒店 1./ All charges 全部費用. 2./ Accommodation only 衹有房費 ( including extension 包括延住 ). 3./ Incidental charges only 衹有其他費用 ( 不包括房費 ). 4./ Floating deposit 押金 / 預付. 5./ Maximum guaranteed amount 擔保額最多爲 HKD / MOP / RMB 6./ Others 其他 ( specify 請註明 ). 7./ Please transfer the above account to my room bill 請將以上賬目轉到本人賬單. 8./ Please charge the above account to my credit card 請將以上賬目結算到本人信用卡. TYPE OF CREDIT CARD 信用卡種類 American Express Diners Club Others Visa Master Charge JCB Credit card no. 信用卡號碼 Expiry date 到期日

11 11 * PLEASE ATTACH A COPY SHOWING BOTH SIDES OF CREDIT CARD FOR OUR REFERENCE. * 請務必將信用卡前後複印本交本司作記錄 I agree that agreement is irrevocable and confirms personal liability. It is the customer's responsibility that payment reaches before the due date. Otherwise, the Hotel shall have the right to debit the outstanding amount from my credit card as settlement accordingly. 本人同意此授權書, 一經簽訂不能取消 務必請貴客在到期日準時付款, 否則酒店有權將以上賬目結算在貴客之信用卡內. Cardholder's Name 信用卡持有人 Contact Tel. No. 聯絡電話 Home Address 聯絡地址 Authorized signature of Cardholder 持卡人簽名 with Company chop 公司蓋章 Date 日期 Hotel representative 酒店代表 with Company chop 公司蓋章 Date 日期

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13 13 Post DohaWorkshop & The Third ARTNet Annual Consultative Meeting Room Reservations Form for Regency Hotel Please fax this form back to Macau University of Science and Technology at Fax: (853) on or before October 21, 2006 **** ********************************************************************************* Guest Name(s) : (Mr / Mrs / Miss) Arrival Date : Time / Flight No.: Departure Date : Time / Flight No.: No. of Rooms : (Kings / Twin Beds) The above reservation is guaranteed by: Credit Card No. : Expiry Date: Card holder s name : Signature : Date :

14 14 Post Doha Workshop and The Third ARTNet Annual Consultative Meeting delegates are entitled to the following rates as listed below: - Sundays to Thursdays : MOP Fridays : MOP Saturdays : MOP ** Rates are subject to 15% service charge and tax, per room per night ** Inclusive of 2 complimentary buffet breakfast per room at A Pousada Café ** Confirmation of booking is subject to the availability of the above two conferences allotment within the cut-off date. Any additional request will be confirmed based on the actual hotel on-book situation. Remarks 1. Official check-in time is 2pm and check-out time is 12pm. 2. Maximum capacity in each room is 3 guests. Maximum 1 extra bed can be arranged per room, subject to hotel availability. 3. Kindly note that cancellation of bookings within 72 hours prior to the arrival date, or no-show at all will result in a one-night room penalty charge.

15 15 ANNEX 2 Transportation (for participant travel from Hong Kong only) Sea transfer from Hong Kong to Macao is the alternative which have two options. Hong Kong Macao (A1 in Annex 1) Airport Ferry Terminal 21. Upon arrival at the Hong Kong International Airport, participants travelling to Macao, China are STRONGLY advised to take the TurboJet Sea Express as their first priority. Participants are advised to proceed to the Ferry Transfer Desk upon arrivals for Sea Express check-in. Simply look for signs of Ferry Transfer Desk or enquire at the Information Desk (NOTE: Participants must NOT exit to the Hong Kong Immigration in order to take the TurboJet Sea Express, and must arrive at the Ferry Transfer Desk at least 2 hours before departure time). If participants miss the Sea Express, they should proceed for the Group Pickup Service (details in point 22) or wait for the next available sail. Detailed Information on Transportation Commuting to Macao A. Hong Kong International Airport A.1 TurboJet Sea Express Hong Kong International Airport Macao Ferry Terminal Departure Fares Economy Class Super Class HK$180 HK$280 15:15 HK$180 HK$280 18:00 HK$180 HK$280 22:00 HK$180 HK$280 Macao Ferry Terminal Hong Kong International Airport Departure Fares Economy Class Super Class 09:45 HK$200 HK$300 13:00 HK$200 HK$300 15:00 HK$200 HK$300 16:30 HK$200 HK$300 20:00 HK$200 HK$300 Note: The above fares includes HK$ 50 passenger handling fee. Fares for Macau to HK International Airport include HK$ 20 departure tax and fee. Instructions on Transit from HK International airport by TurboJet Sea Express: 1. Upon arrival, please follow the airport direction sign to locate the Ferry Transfer Desk to take the Sea Express. Please refer to website: 2. Proceed to Transfer Area E1. 3. Do NOT go through the Hong Kong Immigration. No immigration and baggage pick-up

16 16 are required as long as participants succeed to contact the TurboJet Sea Express Counter!!! 4. Do NOT go through the Hong Kong Immigration. No immigration and baggage pick-up are required. 5. Proceed to Gate 10 on the 4 th Floor for ticket-checking. Passengers must arrive at Gate 10, 45 minutes before the sailing time. 6. Pickup check-in baggage at Macao Ferry Terminal after going through the Macao Immigration.

17 17 Transportation to Macao from Hong Kong and others Departure From Place of Origins A. Hong Kong International Airport B. Macao International Airport A.1 TurboJet Sea Express at Hong Kong Airport A.2 Bus A.3 Airport Express A.4 Taxi Shun Tak Centre/Macao Ferry (Sheung Wan) Jetfoil Helicopter Macao-Hong Kong Ferry Terminal Hotel