The Arthur Chung Conference Centre is a convention and exhibition centre in

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. It is located next to the

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Overview

The convention centre was constructed in 2006, and was initially named Guyana International Conference Centre. The convention centre is a gift from the

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, and became the preferred location for venues, and was often used by CARICOM for conferences. In 2015, the centre was renamed to Arthur Chung Conference Centre in honour of

Arthur Chung Arthur Raymond Chung (10 January 1918 – 23 June 2008) was the 1st President of Guyana from 1970 to 1980.

, the first

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who was of Chinese ( Hakka Han) ethnicity. The Chinese Government had offered a 10-year agreement for repairs. In 2016, the centre closed for repairs and reconstruction. 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. The renovation was carried out by the China Railway Group Limited. During the

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of 2020–21, the centre was temporarily used by the

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in order to meet physical distance requirements.

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Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Facebook
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