A press conference held before the staging of the expo.

The first China (Dandong) International Instruments Expo is to be held from Oct 18 to 20 in Dandong, Liaoning province.

The expo will include a product exhibition, a summit forum on the development of the instrument industry and an industrial cooperation signing ceremony.

It aims to show the development of the Liaoning (Dandong) Instrument Industry Base and promote the city's instrument industry environment. The other aim is to encourage exchange and cooperation for companies at home and abroad.

This Expo will attract 165 enterprises from more than 10 countries or regions. Wan Li, deputy mayor of Dandong, said all preparations for the expo was running to schedule.

The expo is co-sponsored by China Instrument and Control Society, the Liaoning Provincial Economy and Information Commission and the Dandong municipal government.