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THE EAST ASIAN SEAS
CONGRESS
Haikou City, Hainan Province
PR China
12-16 December 2006
General
Seminar / Workshop Themes
Side Events Who should participate
Contact Information
Visa Arrangements
Other Information
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Hainan Island
Southernmost province
in China.
2nd largest island in China after Taiwan with 34,000
km2 total area.
This province was created in 1998 and as of now is the biggest
special economic zone in China.
The island is separated form the mainland by the 50km Hainan Strait.
Haikou City
A 250 km2
northern seaport capital city of Hainan province.
Also called the city of coconut palms.
2006 population of 630,000 people.
December average outside air temperature of 20o C.
General
Information
Electricity
220 volts, 50 cycles
Currency Exchange
1 RM is approximately equivalent to 2.18 Chinese Yuan Renmibi.
Renmibi note is available in 100, 50, 10, 5, 2 and 1 face
value.
Departure Tax
90 Yuan for international departure, payable at the airport before boarding.
Time Zone
UTC + 8:00 (same time zone as Malaysia)
Haikou Airport
Haikou Meilan International Airport (Airport 3 letter code: HAK)
Haikou airport caters a number of airlines that links it with
various Chinese
city air-hub such as Hong Kong SAR, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Air Connectivity
Malaysia Airlines flies daily to Guangzhou and up to 5 times daily to
Hong
Kong
(with code-sharing services with Cathay Pacific Airways). In
addition,
China
Airlines flies daily to Hong Kong. All
flights depart from KLIA.
Besides KLIA, Malaysia Airlines also flies daily both from Kuching
and Kota
Kinabalu to Hong Kong.
Please do
consult travel agents for flights schedule, connectivity and updates.
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