September 14, 2005

No. A/83 

MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR AIRPORT ARRIVAL OF

CHINESE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO IN VANCOUVER

Chinese President Hu Jintao will arrive at the Vancouver International Airport on Friday, September 16, 2005.

Media representatives who wish to cover the event must contact Media Relations at Foreign Affairs Canada at (613) 995-1874 by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 15, 2005 and leave their name, agency and phone number, specifying that their accreditation request is for the airport arrival. You will then be contacted by Pamela Greenwell to confirm your participation, and will be given information on where to obtain your airport pass.

Note that there are a limited number of spaces available to the media and that no more than two members from an agency (one camera/photographer and one reporter) will be allowed at the airport. If demand exceeds the spaces available, media may be restricted to one camera/photographer per agency only. There will be no access for satellite or microwave vehicles to cover the event airside.

Confirmed media are requested to present themselves at the airport with the following accreditation criteria:

1.       Present media accreditation from the National Press Gallery or any provincial legislature, along with one piece of photo identification.

2. In the absence of suitable gallery accreditation, an assignment letter from the responsible editor at the media outlet must be faxed to the Media Relations Office of Foreign Affairs Canada at (613) 992-2603 by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 15. Only applications from known media outlets as listed in commercial media directories will be accepted.

Media are required to present one piece of photo identification at the registration.

For more information, please contact:

Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs Canada
(613) 995-1874
http://www.international.gc.ca