19th Feb 2008
SINGAPORE, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The inaugural Singapore Airshow opened Tuesday at an 82-million-Singapore dollar (about 58 million U.S. dollars) new site here, after the Asian Aerospace show left for Hong Kong in 2006.
Two years ago, when the organizers of the Asian Aerospace moved out after they could not agree with the Singapore government on funding for the new site, the city-state decided to continue with a world-class airshow here under the Singapore brand, with all the elements of trade exhibition, static and flying displays and conferences.
"We have now delivered on our promise," said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the official opening of the Singapore Airshow 2008.
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