Arthur Chung Conference Centre

Arthur Chung Conference Centre
Location within Guyana
General information
Town or city	Georgetown
Country	Guyana
Coordinates	6.82082°N 58.11890°W / 6.82082; -58.11890
Completed	2006[1]
Renovated	8 June 2018[2]
Cost	US$ 7.1 million (renovation)

The Arthur Chung Conference Centre is a convention and exhibition centre in Georgetown, Guyana. It is located next to the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community.[3]

Overview

The convention centre was constructed in 2006, and was initially named Guyana International Conference Centre.[4] The convention centre is a gift from the People's Republic of China, and became the preferred location for venues,[4] and was often used by CARICOM for conferences.[5]

In 2015, the centre was renamed to Arthur Chung Conference Centre in honour of Arthur Chung, the first president of Guyana who was of Chinese (Hakka Han) ethnicity.[4][6]

The Chinese Government had offered a 10-year agreement for repairs. In 2016, the centre closed for repairs and reconstruction.[4] It reopened on 8 June 2018 with a 500-seat main hall, an eastern conference room of 220 people and a western conference room of 120. The main halls has been fitted with sliding walls to allow the creation of up to five smaller rooms.[1] The renovation was carried out by the China Railway Group Limited.[3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–21, the centre was temporarily used by the National Assembly in order to meet physical distance requirements.[7]

References

1. "Upgraded Arthur Chung Conference Centre will help to 'sell' Guyana to world". Stabroek News. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
2. "Rehabilitated Arthur Chung Centre recommissioned". Stabroek News. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
3. "Shanxi-built project handed over in Guyana after renovation". China Daily. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
4. "Rehablitated Arthur Chung Conference Centre set to reopen at the end of May". News Source Guyana. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
5. "Communique issued at the conclusion of the thirtieth regular meeting of the conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 2-5 July 2009, Georgetown, Guyana". Caricom. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
6. "Obituary – Arthur Chung". Stabroek News. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
7. "Opposition MP's missing laptop reappears during afternoon break". News Source Guyana. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

External links

• Media related to Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Wikimedia Commons
• Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Facebook