On November 4th, Forum on Hi-tech Olympics and World Expo opened during China International Industry Fair 2008. Vice-Minister DU Zhanyuan of Science and Technology chaired the forum, and Mayor HAN Zheng of Shanghai Municipality gave a welcome speech.

WAN Gang, Minister of Science and Technology and Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, made a keynote speech. WAN wished that the S&T achievements of Olympics can better serve the 2010 Shanghai World Expo; various departments can pool S&T resources to make the Shanghai World Expo another grand S&T event after Beijing Olympics, displaying China’s indigenous innovation capacity.