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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - ASIA
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Registration for GTI
inspection over the cultural
entertainment venues that conduct
Asia Taipei Expo
administratively permitted events and
activities in the city as well as the
2009 kicks off
2008 “culture business operating
permit” validation work.
The range of the supervision,
The 16th GTI Asia Taipei Expo
inspection and validation work
organized by GTI Magazine will take
includes entertainment venue
place at Areas B & C, Hall 1 of the
operating entities that hold the culture
Taipei World Trade Center on May 7th-
business operating permits that are
9th, 2009. Over the years, the trade
valid for 2008 and engage in
show has been expanding in scale and
operating game halls, amusement
diversity of content. The event’s
centers (including small-scale
exhibitors range from manufacturers of
amusement centers), dance clubs,
whole machines, providers of game
karaoke halls (including karaoke
boards, software and hardware
restaurants) or music tea houses.
equipment to suppliers of various parts
and accessories such as main boards,
cabinets, pushbuttons and bill devices.
Astro not affected by
GTI Asia Taipei Expo always gathers
companies from the game sector of
casino bankruptcies
Taiwan and presents the highest
quantity of newest games and
After being affected by bankruptcy
products. Each year the Expo attracts
rumours concerning the three
buyers from more than 60 countries
gambling consortiums in Las Vegas,
across the world and generates
Astro’s stock price declined. However,
outstanding results.
a spokesman pointed out that due to
Therefore, companies from Japan,
the global financial storm, there is
Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the
hardly any business that remains
Philippines, Italy, the UK and China
unaffected; Astro has no business
also take exhibition space at the show.
relations with MGM, Las Vegas Sands
Compared with other gaming trade
and Boyd Gaming Corporation,
events in the Asia Pacific Region, GTI
therefore the company is still operated
Asia Taipei Expo is more widely
normally. In addition, in order to follow
recognized in terms of
the trend of the legalization of the
internationalization and
global gambling market and the needs
professionalism. Those who are
of each regional gambling industry’s
interested in attending should visit
development, Astro has started the
www.gtiexpo.com.tw
certificate applications of gambling
machines and games; the company
Shanghai City issues
has acquired the certifications from GLI
and the authorities in Spain and Italy.
inspection notice
Hong Kong
To strengthen the supervision and
management of cultural entertainment
Disneyland to be
venues, ensure a healthy development
of the cultural entertainment market expanded
and protect the legal rights of cultural
entertainment operating entities and Disney has been in discussions with
consumers, the Shanghai Rita Lau Ng Wei-lan, Secretary for
Administration of Culture, Radio, Film Commerce and Economic Development
and Television on November 7th, 2008 of Hong Kong, over the prospects of
issued the “2008 notice for investing tens of billions of dollars in
implementing collective inspection and expanding Hong Kong Disneyland.
validation work toward cultural According to a report, after Disney
entertainment venues in Shanghai” to makes the investment, the
the bureaus of culture, radio government of Hong Kong that
broadcasting, film and television in all currently holds a 57% stake of Hong
districts and counties. Kong Disneyland will remain the
Starting from the day of notice majority shareholder. However, the
issuance to February 28th, 2009, the report did not reveal whether the
Shanghai Administration of Culture, government of Hong Kong would
Radio, Film and Television shall increase its investment in Hong Kong
implement collective supervision and Disneyland.
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