ICOTA 2001
The 5th International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and
Applications
December 15-17, 2001
Hong Kong
Conference Tour (Star Cruise) to Hainan Island
A Star Cruise conference tour to Hainan Island, referred as a “treasure
island”, will be organized after the conference from December 19 to December
21, 2001.
- The Conference Tour (Star Cruise) Reservation Form can be downloaded
HERE ( Word-Format (.doc)
or Rich-Text-Format (.rtf)
).
- Reference prices are listed for various classes of the cruise. Further
discount depends on the number of participants joining this conference
tour.
- If you are interested in this tour, please fill in the Conference
Tour (Star Cruise) Reservation Form and send it back to Prof. Jeffery Yu,
Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, Chinese
University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, FAX: (852) 2603-5505.
- For more information on the Star Cruise, please refer to
www.starcruises.com.hk
(Choose “Star Leo”).
Hainan Island is the China's second-largest island after Taiwan,
located in the South China Sea, at about the same latitude with Hawaii.
It covers 3,135 sq. miles, and has a population of 5.6 million consisting
of various ethnic groups including Han, Li, Miao and Hui. It has been
referred to as a "treasure island", with an abundance of tropical crops such
as coconuts, rubber and lemongrass, and rich in aquatic products and mineral
resources.
Hainan has a vast primeval forest containing 40 percent of the country's
rare plant species, and a rich variety of wildlife lives in the jungle.
It is the home of more than 80 species of animal and 340 varieties of
bird. The rarest animal is the Hainan deer which is protected by the
state. On the Nanwan Peninsula in southern Hainan, 600 rhesus monkeys
live in 16 groups in an official rhesus monkey reserve.
Located on the southern-most tip of the Hainan Island is the lovely
seaside city of Sanya. Sanya enjoys a mild tropical climate with abundant
sunshine and colourful flowers in bloom throughout the year. Reputed to
be an excellent resort city, Sanya attracts thousands of visitors all year
round to its beach resorts. One can also find some of China's most beautiful
pearls in Sanya where pearl cultivation is an important industry.
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