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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.cite-ref-china-3-0[3]

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The convention centre was constructed in 2006, and was initially named Guyana International Conference Centre.cite-ref-newssource-4-0[4] The convention centre is a gift from the People's Republic of China, and became the preferred location for venues,cite-ref-newssource-4-1[4] and was often used by CARICOM for conferences.cite-ref-5[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.cite-ref-newssource-4-2[4]cite-ref-6[6]

The Chinese Government had offered a 10-year agreement for repairs. In 2016, the centre closed for repairs and reconstruction.cite-ref-newssource-4-3[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.cite-ref-stabroek-1-1[1] The renovation was carried out by the China Railway Group Limited.cite-ref-china-3-1[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.cite-ref-7[7]

cite-note-stabroek-11. "Upgraded Arthur Chung Conference Centre will help to 'sell' Guyana to world". Stabroek News. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

cite-note-recommissioned-21. "Rehabilitated Arthur Chung Centre recommissioned". Stabroek News. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

cite-note-china-33. ↑ "Shanxi-built project handed over in Guyana after renovation". China Daily. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

cite-note-newssource-44. ↑ "Rehablitated Arthur Chung Conference Centre set to reopen at the end of May". News Source Guyana. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

cite-note-55. ↑ "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.

cite-note-66. ↑ "Obituary – Arthur Chung". Stabroek News. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

cite-note-77. ↑ "Opposition MP's missing laptop reappears during afternoon break". News Source Guyana. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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