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Left: IAAPA chairman Andreas Andersen painting the dragon’s eyes: a Chinese tradition to give them life before their dance show, and also symbolising the opening of something new.
Right & below: Members of IAAPA’s staff are joined by representatives from the Shanghai Tourism Board, the government and Shanghai Shendi Group to cut the ribbon and officially open the IAAPA Shanghai office.
presence in the country. June Ko added that although IAAPA’s offices would be based in Shanghai, this wouldn’t mean the organisation would only be able to support events in that city: “We have been given ample flexibility to hold future events in other cities as well.”
An NGO of distinction A great deal of effort went into attaining the official licenses needed for IAAPA to operate as a Non-Government Organization (NGO) within Shanghai. China’s policies on this subject are very different to those of other countries – for example, only a limited number of NGOs are able to register per market niche. IAAPA Shanghai is the first of only five NGO’s within the tourism sector to be awarded this special designation. The establishment of the office came with thanks the several government bodies involved for their support, as well as that of the Shanghai Shendi Group, The
Walt Disney Company’s partner for Shanghai Disneyland. After the formalities and a ribbon cutting ceremony, a spectacular dragon dance was held to celebrate the inauguration of the office. Among the distinguished industry guests in attendance were Luke Riley, senior vice president with Village Roadshow; IAAPA’s Asia-Pacific Government Relationship Committee Chairman Mario Mamon (CEO, Enchanted Kingdom); Matthias Li (CEO, Ocean Park); Victor Danau (Asia-Pacific director with Ripley’s); Jeroen Nijpels of JNELC and Keith James, CEO with JRA. The formal event was followed by an excursion to Shanghai Disneyland, where a distinguished gathering and dinner was held at the highly exclusive and whimsical Club 33. The evening culminated attendees gathering on the Club’s private balcony overlooking the Gardens of Imagination and the Disney Castle for Shanghai Disneyland’s signature nighttime spectacular: Ignite the Dream.
Based in Hong Kong, Mark Wijman is director with LKF Attractions, focused on bringing advisory, design, management and operating services experience to clients looking to differentiate their existing attractions or planned attractions from the competitive market. He is a former associate director at AECOM, specialising in the leisure and cultural sector in the Asia-Pacific region.
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