Article: Bo'ao Forum for Asia annual conference to be postponed

Bo'ao Forum for Asia annual conference to be postponed

BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The Bo'ao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference will be postponed in view of uncertainty of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), sources with the BFA said here Monday.

The BFA board of directors, in the interest of ensuring the health and safety of all participants, has made the decision to postpone the meeting, which will be re-scheduled after further consultations with the relevant parties.

The BFA's second annual conference was originally scheduled for May 18-19 in Bo'ao, a resort town in south China's Hainan island province.

The conference had been well-prepared with the support of the ...

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