I wish a ¡°Happy New Year¡± to all of you in the foreign and domestic exhibition industries, as well as the people who have been encouraging us for the successful opening and development of KINTEX. May all your wishes come true in 2005.

2005 will be a meaningful year for the domestic exhibition industry, as well as for all the Korean people and people in the foreign exhibition industry. As you may know, 2005 is the opening year of KINTEX, the largest exhibition center in Northeast Asia. This opening enhances the image of the Korean exhibition industry and contributes to the regional progress of Gyeonggi Province. It will surely contribute to expanding the nation¡¯s trade and accelerating the industrial development.

KINTEX has been preparing for its opening with its painstaking efforts for the last two years. Now, it is in the final stage of the 1st construction with 95% of the entire process completed. This coming April 29, the large exhibition facilities of 53,541§³ will open first. We have already attracted the top 5 Korean exhibitions, including the Seoul Motor Show. And, we are now doing our best to ensure that they will be staged successfully at KINTEX. KINTEX is drawing prime attention from the foreign exhibition industry as the hub of Northeast Asian businesses with its large scale and wonderful facilities.

Once KINTEX opens, it will solve the shortage of domestic exhibition space and transform the map of the Korean exhibition industry, serving as the venue for the large-scale special exhibitions and international exhibitions. Particularly, it will play a vital role in boosting the domestic economy and exports.

KINTEX is in the shape of a butterfly dreaming of soaring. Now, it is a fully-grown butterfly ready to fly. I wish this ¡°butterfly¡± will brighten and profit the world with its beautiful wings, thus spreading a true "butterfly effect." I ask for your affection for and interest in this butterfly so that it can realize its dream.

On behalf of the rest of the people in KINTEX, I wish you health and happiness!


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