A computer expo in Hong Kong was postponed from May to August due to the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), said the organizer on Tuesday.
The expo originally set for May 15-18 in Hong Kong was rescheduled to be open on August 7.
"This re-scheduling is necessary due to the continuing outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong," said the organizer in a statement released on Tuesday.
"Exhibitors and visitors alike continue to express both their strong desire to attend this successful fair and their health concerns due to SARS," said the statement.
The computer expo is the premier computer and information technology exhibition in Hong Kong and the visitor traffic is extremely high. Last year, over 60,000 techno-enthusiastic visited the four-day expo.
(Xinhua News Agency April 16, 2003)
