"Singapore Garden Festival... Singapore... has won the bid to host... the 20th International Orchid Conference in 2011.
Mr Mah [National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan ] said: "This is a very, very prestigious event... "... will be a... boost to the local industry and... for Singapore's reputation as a centre of excellence for the orchid industry." John Elliot, president of Orchid Society of South East Asia, said: "... it should give a boost to orchid interests, to the orchid industry and I think it will stimulate a lot of public awareness that there's more to orchids than just cut flowers and the things that you see everyday." Singapore is the first country to be chosen twice for the event. The last time it hosted the same conference was in 1963. Singapore is already a major player in the global orchid industry, exporting over $20 million worth of orchids to over 33 destinations including Japan, Australia, Greece, the US and Netherlands, as well as supplying about 15% of the market share of cut orchids." article URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/247595/1/.html ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
