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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Arthur Chung Convention Centre
The Arthur Chung Conference Centre is a convention and exhibition centre in Georgetown, Guyana. It is located next to the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community.

Overview

The convention centre was constructed in 2006, and was initially named Guyana International Conference Centre. The convention centre is a gift from the People's Republic of China, and became the preferred location for venues, and was often used by CARICOM for conferences.

In 2015, the centre was renamed to Arthur Chung Conference Centre in honour of Arthur Chung, the first president of Guyana who was of Chinese (Hakka Han) ethnicity.

The Chinese Government had offered a 10-year agreement for repairs. In 2016, the centre closed for repairs and reconstruction. It reopened on 8 June 2018 with a 500-seat main hall, an eastern conference room of 220 people and a western conference room of 120. The main halls has been fitted with sliding walls to allow the creation of up to five smaller rooms. The renovation was carried out by the China Railway Group Limited.

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–21, the centre was temporarily used by the National Assembly in order to meet physical distance requirements.

References

  1. ^ "Upgraded Arthur Chung Conference Centre will help to 'sell' Guyana to world". Stabroek News. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Rehabilitated Arthur Chung Centre recommissioned". Stabroek News. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Shanxi-built project handed over in Guyana after renovation". China Daily. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Rehablitated Arthur Chung Conference Centre set to reopen at the end of May". News Source Guyana. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Communique issued at the conclusion of the thirtieth regular meeting of the conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 2-5 July 2009, Georgetown, Guyana". Caricom. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Obituary – Arthur Chung". Stabroek News. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Opposition MP's missing laptop reappears during afternoon break". News Source Guyana. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.


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