A December 8-10 date has been announced for an International Conference on Gaming Industry and Public Welfare to be held in the city of Sanya, Hainan Province in China. The conference is under the joint auspices of Peking University in Beijing, the China Centre for Lottery Studies (CCLS), Macao Polytechnic Institute, Institute for Tourism Studies and Macao Tourism and Casino Career Center. The stated aim of the conference is to promote academic research in the fields of leisure and gaming industries and social welfare and encourage healthy gaming development in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

The theme will be to challenge gaming management control and surveillance systems in the light of technological developments. The impact of the gaming industry in areas of natural beauty and on public welfare will be explored, as will methods to combat illegal gaming and prevent financial gambling crime and other negative impacts of the gambling industry. The multi-perspective and multi-facet conference will be used to assist in the orientation and direction of career education and training, to curtail the proliferation of the adverse effects of gambling and promote the development of the economy.

The Gaming Industry and Public Welfare 2005 conference will gather national and international government officers, scholars, and in-service workers and operators within the gaming industry. Conference topics for research and debate include: the study of global gaming development and within the Asian Pacific region; development of gaming and tourism within the economy; human resource management and training; prevention of pathological gambling and negative gaming industry impact; and probability statistics and gambling games. Experts in the relevant fields will present papers at the conference.

Sanya in the Hainan Province of south China was recently the site of possibly the largest religious activity since the formation of the People’s Republic of China. A grand ceremony was held to enshrine what is reputed to be the world’s largest Buddhist statue, Guanyin the Godess of Mercy. The statue stands 108 metres high and is one of the area’s tourist attractions. Known as China’s Hawaii with a warm and sunny climate the year round and beautiful beaches, Sanya should make an ideal location for conference attendees. (E-07.19.05)

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