INFORMATION NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR PARTICIPANTS ONLY General WTO/ESCAP Regional Workshop on Trade in Services for Asian Economies will be held at the Yuyang Hotel, Beijing, China. The opening session will be at 09:00 hrs on 25 June 2014. Organizing secretariats The workshop is jointly organized by the secretariats of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in collaboration with Government of China. For further information concerning substantive preparations and organizational aspects of the workshop please contact: Ms. Mia Mikic Chief Trade Policy and Analysis Section Tel: (66-2) 288-1410 e-mail: mikic@un.org For further information concerning local organizational and logistical aspects of the event please contact: Ms. Panjai Limchupong Team Assistant Trade Policy and Analysis Section Tel: (66-2) 288-2251 Fax: (66-2) 288-1027, 288-3066 e-mail: limchupong@un.org Registration and identification badges Participants are requested to register and obtain meeting badges at the registration desk, located in front of the meeting room on the opening day. Participants who do not register on the opening day are requested to do so on subsequent day, to ensure that their names appear in the list of participants. Without registration, names of participants will not be included in the list. Working language of the workshop and documents The workshop will be conducted in English, and all documentation will be issued only in English. No interpretation service will be available. Visa requirements Participants should obtain an entry visa to China, if necessary, from the Embassy or Consulate of China located in their respective countries before departing for Beijing. Participants are also advised to obtain, where necessary, a transit visa for places en route to Beijing before the commencement of their journey. Holders of diplomatic and service/official passports issued from the following countries are allowed to enter and remain in China for up to 30 days. The information is obtained from website Wikipedia. Participants should double check and consult with their local Embassy or Consulate of China.
2 1 Albania 19 Cuba 37 Maldives 55 Slovakia 2 Argentina 20 Cyprus 38 Malta 56 Slovenia 3 Armenia 21 Ecuador 39 Mexico 57 Sudan 4 Azerbaijan 22 Egypt 40 Moldova 58 Tajikistan 5 Bahamas 23 Equatorial Guinea 41 Mongolia 59 Tanzania 6 Bangladesh 24 Georgia 42 Montenegro 60 Thailand 7 Belarus 25 Guyana 43 Myanmar 61 Trinidad and Tobago 8 Benin 26 Hungary 44 Nepal 62 Tunisia 9 Bolivia 27 Indonesia 45 North Korea 63 Turkey 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28 Iran 46 Pakistan 64 Turkmenistan 11 Brazil 29 Jamaica 47 Peru 65 Ukraine 12 Brunei 30 Jordan 48 Philippines 66 Uruguay 13 Bulgaria 31 Kazakhstan 49 Poland 67 Venezuela 14 Cambodia 32 Kyrgyzstan 50 Romania 68 Vietnam 15 Chile 33 Laos 51 Russia 69 Russia 16 Colombia 34 Lithuania 52 San Marino 70 Nigeria 17 Costa Rica 35 Macedonia 53 Serbia 71 Morocco 18 Croatia 36 Malaysia 54 Seychelles 72 Dominica Hotel accommodation As the Workshop will take place in the Yuyang Hotel, all participants are advised to stay at the Yuyang Hotel to avoid local transportation. Yuyang Hotel Beijing Address: No.18 Xinyuan Xili Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing Phone: (010) 64669988 Fax: (010) 64666638 Website: www.yuyanghotelbeijing.cn/ WTO/ESCAP-financed participants Four nights stay at the Yuyang Hotel (checking in on 24 June and checking out on 28 June 2014) in a superior room is arranged to each participant. The WTO/ESCAP-financed participants are requested to submit their flight details when available to Ms. Panjai Limchupong at her contact details as provided above. Rooms will be reserved by ESCAP and there is no need to reserve rooms individually. The room charges will be paid by ESCAP and WTO. At the time of check-out, the participants are requested to settle bills on their own personal expenses such as mini bar, laundry service, use of telephone, business center, etc., Self-financed participants Special room rates at the Yuyang Hotel have been agreed for self-finance participant of this Workshop as per table below.
3 Room type Rate for single occupancy per night* (CNY) Superior Room 700 Superior Deluxe Room 780 Deluxe Suite 980 Super Deluxe Suite 1,380 Executive Deluxe Room 1,980 * All rates are inclusive of one breakfast, internet, and 15% service charge Self-financed participants are requested to forward the request for room reservation on page 5 and tentative flight details at the earliest in accordance with the attached hotel reservation form, preferably before 18 June 2014. Self-financed participants will be individually responsible for settling their own bills for room charges and personal expenses such as the use of telephone, internet cards, business center, etc. Transportation All participants are advised to arrange their transport at their own expenses from and to the airport, Airport pick-up The Yuyang Hotel provides airport pick-up services. Please see below table for details on the service charges. Participants who wish to use this service are kindly asked to submit the booking form on page 6 or indicate in the hotel reservation form on page 5. Car type Service charge per way (CNY) VW PASSAT 350 AUDI A6L 450 BENZ S350 850 BUICK GL8 450 Taxi Taking taxi to the hotel is recommended. The distance from airport to the hotel is approximately 22 kilometers, a single trip to the hotel by taxi will cost around CNY 100. Please note that taxi driver normally only accept Chinese currency therefore you are advised to exchange adequate Chinese currency before you take taxi (please refer to Foreign exchange section). Airport bus There are six airport bus routes between Beijing Capital International Airport and downtown Beijing, and one bus route between Nanyuan Airport and Xidan. The fare for each of the seven airport bus routes is CNY 16. The tickets can be bought at the stops. To travel to the Yuyang Hotel, please take the airport bus line number 3 as per details below Airport bus line 3: Capital Airport Beijing Railway Station Stops: Capital Airport Yuyang Hotel Dongdaqiao Chaoyangmen Yabaolu Beijing Railway Station First Bus: 07:30 Last Bus: after the last scheduled flight arrival The bus will not stop at Dongdaqiao after 22:30
4 Departure Interval: every 15 minutes Foreign exchange Participants can exchange convertible currency to Chinese Yuan at the airport or the hotel. The average exchange rate is USD 1 = 6 CNY (approx.). Currency of the Chinese Yuan are in 1 Jiao, 5 Jiao, 1 Yuan, 5 Yuan, 10 Yuan, 20 Yuan, 50 Yuan, and 100 Yuan, whereas 1Yuan = 10 Jiao = 100 Fen. Financial and administrative arrangements In those cases where the participation costs are borne by the ESCAP/WTO secretariats, their 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) (ii) 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; Salary and related allowances for the participants during the period of the workshop; (iii) Cost incurred by participants in respect of insurance, accident insurance, medical bills or hospitalization fees in connection with attending the workshop; (iv) (v) (vi) Compensation in the event of death or disability of participants in connection with attending the workshop; Any loss of or damage to personal property of participants while attending the workshop or losses or damages claimed by third parties as a result of any negligence on the part of the participants; Any other expenses of a personal nature, not directly related to the purpose of the workshop. For participants whose travel is sponsored by ESCAP and WTO, UNDP offices in their respective countries will be authorized to issue them most economy round-trip air ticket (home country/jakarta/home country) to arrive Beijing on 24 June and to depart Beijing on 28 June. The participants will be provided with a daily subsistence allowance in Chinese currency for the duration of event which includes miscellaneous, visa fee, and terminal expenses in accordance with UN rules and regulations. DSA in connection with transit expenses for places en route to and from Beijing (according to the authorized route) will be reimbursed upon participants submission of their completed UN voucher for international travel expenses (F.10 form) to the ESCAP secretariat after the return to their respective countries. The duly completed F.10 forms must be sent along with the used air ticket stubs, boarding passes and the completed payment instruction forms which will be provided, on request, at the workshop. To facilitate the payment of subsistence allowance, eligible participants are requested to submit their air tickets, passports and copy of first page, copy of e-ticket (s) and inbound boarding passes to the ESCAP secretariat staff on duty in the meeting room before the opening of the event. Sponsored participants are expected to stay for the full duration of the event. However, if for any sudden reason, they are unable to stay for the full duration of the workshop, they are requested to inform the secretariat as soon as possible so that their daily subsistence allowance can be adjusted accordingly...
5 HOTEL RESERVATION FORM FOR SELF-FINANCED PARTICIPANT WTO/ESCAP Regional Workshop on Trade in Services for Asian Economies 25-27 June 2014, Beijing, China Mr [ ] Ms [ ] Name: Passport details: First Middle Last Passport number: Expiry date: Functional title and full street address: Tel: Fax: e-mail: Arrival date at Beijing: Flight: at: hours Departure date from Beijing: Flight: at: hours Room type at the Yuyang Hotel (please check room rate on page 3): Superior Room Superior Deluxe Room Deluxe Suite Super Deluxe Suite Executive Deluxe Room Check-in date: Airport pick-up service (please check service charge on page 3): Check-out date: VW PASSAT AUDI A6L BENZ S350 BUICK GL8 Payment method: Credit card Cash Card number: Name on card: Expiry date: Please send the form by 18 June 2014 with attention to Ms. Panjai Limchupong Tel: (66-2) 288-2251 Team Assistant Fax: (66-2) 288-3066, 288-1027 Trade and Investment Division e-mail: limchupong@un.org ESCAP Bangkok, Thailand
6 AIRPORT PICK-UP BOOKING FORM WTO/ESCAP Regional Workshop on Trade in Services for Asian Economies 25-27 June 2014, Beijing, China Mr [ ] Ms [ ] Name: Contact details: First Middle Last Tel: Fax: e-mail: Arrival date at Beijing: Flight: at: hours Departure date from Beijing: Flight: at: hours Airport pick-up service (please check service charge on page 3): VW PASSAT AUDI A6L BENZ S350 BUICK GL8 Payment method: Credit card Cash Card number: Name on card: Expiry date: Please send the form by 18 June 2014 with attention to Ms. Panjai Limchupong Tel: (66-2) 288-2251 Team Assistant Fax: (66-2) 288-3066, 288-1027 Trade and Investment Division e-mail: limchupong@un.org ESCAP Bangkok, Thailand
7 Hotel Map Yuyang Hotel Beijing ( 北京渔阳饭店 ) Address: No.18 Xinyuan Xili Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing Chinese Address: 北京朝阳区新源西里中街 18 号 Phone: (010)64669988 Fax: (010)64666638 Postal Code: 100027 Web Site: http://www.yuyanghotelbeijing.cn