The 2001 China Patented High- tech Products Exposition will be held from September 21 to 23 in Qufu in east China's Shandong Province.

The exposition, co-sponsored by China Patent Information Center, Shandong Provincial Patent Office and the Jining city government, will provide over 300 standard booths, covering 8,600 square meters of floor space.

Over 100 patent holders will bring over 5,000 items of the latest high-tech products to attend the expo, said a local official, adding that the expo is expected to attract over 30,000 business people from across the country.

(People's Daily 09/03/2001)