Hong Kong has won the bid to host the Lions Clubs International Convention in 2005. It competed with New Orleans and Sydney to win this bid, deemed important because it symbolises international confidence after the handover. Lions Clubs International District 303 backed this bid to hold the event with support from the Government, Hong Kong Tourist Association, chambers of commerce, hoteliers, travel agencies and other service industries.

This will be the second time in 13 years that Hong Kong has hosted the convention with the last held in 1992, attracted 25,000 participants and boosted tourism by $500 million. It is expected the 2005 convention to be the biggest ever held in Hong Kong which will secure more than 30,000 delegates from around the world and bring in about $1 billion in foreign exchange receipts.

The convention will be held at venues including the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from June 27 to July 1, 2005 to coincide with the eighth anniversary of the handover.

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