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TAIPEI, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The MEET TAIWAN Project, organized by Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade,

Ministry of Economic Affairs, launched the "GREENTOPIA Sustainable MICE City"

proposal competition in 2022 to promote Taiwan as a premier sustainable MICE

destination by incorporating sustainability concepts of the United Nations

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). After a two-month call for proposals

period, 1,012 highly creative proposals were received from 21 countries around

the world for sustainable MICE events in Taiwan. Five outstanding winners from

Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam were selected by

professional judges, and announced as the first virtual citizens of the

GREENTOPIA Sustainable MICE City. The five winners also stand to receive

rewards valued at US$30,000 in total.

The five winners' proposals (in alphabetical order by country, irrespective of

ranking) are:

- Hayaki Tsuji from Japan. Hayaki proposed to harness the power of digital

technology to transform smiles into donations to charity.

- Hans Abigan from the Philippines. Hans proposed to hold a metal processing

industry event in Kaohsiung to explore methods of reducing industrial waste and

carbon emissions with new technologies.

- Eunice Grace Choong from Singapore. Eunice proposed a 25km road race and a

fundraising mechanism for the ESG industry in the Asia-Pacific region.

- Hong, Ruei Siang from Taiwan. Ruei Siang proposed holding a conference in

conjunction with the international travel fair in Taiwan, incorporating the

concept of sustainability to convey that Taiwan is the top destination for the

travel industry to hold MICE events.

- Thanh Tú Dao from Vietnam. Thanh proposed to hold a sustainable beauty and

personal care summit to promote the concept of sustainability among the beauty

industry professionals, and encourage the public to speak up for sustainability

and social well-being.

Watch Proposal Highlights now:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10r1lHcHcxcbC_Do2WUayfYea_s8LxGzv/view

Event website: http://greentopia.meettaiwan.com/

Source: Taiwan External Trade Development Council

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   Caption: GREENTOPIA Awards Ceremony. The five winners of the GREENTOPIA sustainable MICE

event proposal competition were jointly awarded through the hybrid ceremony.

From the left Hong, Ruei Siang, one of the winners from Taiwan, Simon Wang,

President & CEO of TAITRA, Guann-Jyh Lee, Deputy Director General of Taiwan’s

Bureau of Foreign Trade, Chris Wang, Taiwanese actor and travel show host.

(Credit: MEET TAIWAN)