Visitors to Shanghai World Expo 2010 will not be permitted to
bring water and other drinks into the seven square kilometre site,
located on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai.
Terms and Conditions for Visitors to World Expo 2010 were issued
by the Expo organiser on 18 April forewarning visitors
of what to expect at Expo entrance gates and at the site.
Any visitors holding, or wishing to buy, special admission
tickets, such as children, students, the elderly or disabled are
required to present suitable ID. This practice is recommended
for both general visitors and VIP guests.
Expo organisers also released details for reserving places to
popular pavilions. Visitors can make bookings for either the China
Pavilion or one of the five Theme Pavilions at more than 170
reservation machines installed at 20 locations at the Expo site.
Volunteers will be on hand to help visitors to make reservations.
Vouchers will be issued with bookings.
Visitors will not be able to bring banners, posters, billboards,
leaflets or any other promotional items into the site. Explosive,
flammable, radioactive and other hazardous items, pets and lighters
will also be banned. However, necessary medicines, milk for
babies and cosmetics will be allowed into the site after security
checks at the entrances.
Smoking areas will be set up around the Expo site, where devices
for ignition will be provided. Cigarettes will be banned at other
places at the site.
Visitors wishing to take photographs or videos must obey the
rules of pavilions or performance venues that may prohibit using
flashes, said Huang Jianzhi, Deputy Director General of the Bureau
of Shanghai World Expo Coordination.
The organiser may also conduct necessary health examinations in
case of epidemics. For example the temperatures of visitors would
be taken at the entrances if SARS broke out during the Expo, said
Huang.
The Terms and Conditions for Visitors to World Expo 2010 is
available at http://www.expo2010.cn/, the
official website of the Expo in English, Chinese, French, Japanese
and Korean.