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SINGAPORE: A large turnout is expected at the second edition of World Cities Summit (WCS), taking place here in late June.
Over 1,000 delegates - comprising ministers, mayors and business leaders - are expected to attend. Asian Development Bank president Haruhiko Kuroda and UN-Habitat executive director Anna Tibaijuka are among the delegates.
The delegates will address issues on the practical aspects of city governance and integrated approaches to urban development, under the summit's theme of "Liveable and Sustainable Cities for the Future".
This year's summit will also serve as the stage for the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, for which close to 80 nominations from 32 countries were received.
Cheong Koon Hean, chief executive officer of URA and a member of the prize nominating committee, said many of the submissions are of a high calibre.
The submissions offer innovative solutions and best practices that other cities can learn from in order to create vibrant and liveable cities.
The summit is jointly organised by the Centre for Liveable Cities and Singapore's Civil Service College.
- CNA/sc
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