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Summit aims to raise bog standard
John Aglionby, South-east Asia correspondent
Friday November 16, 2001
The Guardian
Environment-conscious Singapore is hoping to lift the lid on the
world's lavatory habits next week when it hosts the first global toilet
conference.
Flushed with pride at its success in sprucing up its own
conveniences, the closely controlled city state is expecting more
than 200 participants from 15 countries to attend.
The organisers include Singapore's environment ministry, the Japan
Toilet Association, the United Nations Environment Programme,
and the Society for Continence Singapore.
Their spokeswoman, Sheryn Chan, said there had never been an
event like it.
"This is the first time when people from all over the [world] are
meeting for a toilet summit," she said.
The meeting will mark the foundation of the other WTO, the World
Toilet Organisation.
The chairman of the organising advisory board, Jack Sim, said the summit would be "an
important turning point contributing to the rapid improvement of toilet environment
all over the world".
After opening with a mime performance "depicting desirable and undesirable toilet
behaviour", according to the programme, the three-day gathering will hear expert
speakers on World Toilet Culture and the New Direction; Ve
ntilation and Lighting Design for Green and Odourless Public
Toilets; and Progress of Water Savings with Flush Toilets in Japan.
Other sessions will be devoted to The Past, Present and Future of
Beijing Scenic Spot Toilets, Access or Fortress? and Finnish Toilet
Culture.
There will be a technical toilet visit to three of the best
conveniences in Singapore.
The delegates will be invited to sign the Singapore Declaration on
Future Toilet Action.
Lavatory hygiene has been big business in Singapore ever since
the government launched a public awareness drive several years
ago to clean up public conveniences.
Guardian Unlimited � Guardian Newspapers Limited 2001
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