Through intensive competition, Chongqing defeated the other five competing cities and became the host city for the 2005 APCS event. This is the first time for the APCS to be held in China as well as in Asia and therefore the success of Chongqing in winning the bid is not only the honor of China but also the honor of Asia.
In the spirit of \world,\far an investment of nearly 7 billion yuan has been arranged for constructing 56 civil projects and 77 supplementary facility projects with which Chongqing's urban function will become even more complete and its core competitiveness further improved. All these changes will give the participating guests an entirely new experience.
\man and nature: environmental management; creating distinctiveness: the art of city planning; industrial pulse: the source of city dynamism; smart governance: smart city administration; job creation: fair job opportunities; education: cultivating lifetime learning to build city capacity; city harmony: an untiring pursuit of urban community building; hand-in-hand: cooperation and exchanges between Asia-Pacific cities.
Chongqing has made a well-conceived overall plan and detailed program for this summit and has sent invitations to mayors, business leaders and scholars in the Asia-Pacific cities to attend this event.
The 5th APCS is to be held in Chongqing from October 11-14, 2005.