BOAO, Hainan, April 21 (Xinhua)  The Board of Directors of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) held a meeting here Thursday afternoon, which was presided over by Chairman of the Board Fidel Ramos.

　　Long Yongtu, secretary-general of the BFA, reported the work of the secretariat and the preparations for the upcoming 2005 BFA annual conference, slated from April 22 to 24, to the Board of Directors.

　　The BFA 2005 annual conference is scheduled to organize plenary sessions of New Role of Asia, Challenges for World Economic Growth, Internationalization Road of Asian Companies, and Corporate Governance and Competitiveness; luncheon sessions of New Role of Asia and Future of Asia-Europe Cooperation, and Prospects of New Round Negotiation of WTO; and panels of Energy Future of China and Australia, Prospects of Real Estate Development in China, Monetary Policy and Economic Growth and others.

　　The Board of Directors, whose members include former Australian Prime Minister Robert James Lee Hawke and former Kazak Prime Minister Sergei Alexandrovich Tereshchenko, is the decision-making body of the BFA. It meets once a year.

　　Ramos also presided over a general meeting of BFA members Thursday evening.

博鳌亚洲论坛理事会举行会议

　　新华网博鳌（海南）４月２１日电（记者俞铮　卜云彤）博鳌亚洲论坛理事会２１日下午在海南省博鳌举行会议，先期抵达这里的理事及理事代表参加了这个一年一度的会议。

　　博鳌亚洲论坛理事长、菲律宾前总统拉莫斯主持了会议。博鳌亚洲论坛秘书长龙永图就上一年度秘书处的工作情况向理事会作了报告，并介绍了即将于２２日至２４日举行的博鳌亚洲论坛２００５年年会的筹备情况以及本年度的工作安排。

　　博鳌亚洲论坛２００５年年会将组织亚洲的新角色、世界经济增长的挑战、亚洲企业的国际化征程、企业治理和企业竞争力等全体大会，亚洲的新角色和亚欧合作的未来、世界贸易组织新一轮谈判展望等主题午餐会，以及中澳能源合作的未来、中国房地产发展前景、汇率政策和经济增长等专题分会。

　　博鳌亚洲论坛理事会是论坛的最高决策机构，原则上每年召开一次会议。１１位理事包括澳大利亚前总理霍克、哈萨克斯坦前总理捷列先科以及世界著名企业家。

　　根据日程安排，博鳌亚洲论坛会员大会在２１日晚上举行。（完）