云南省今年将紧紧抓住’99昆明世界园艺博览会这一历史性机遇，加快云南的发展。云南省长李嘉廷在接受本刊记者采访时说，世博会将于5月1日开幕，投资上百亿元的世博会在建设期对云南经济起了相当大的投资拉动作用；世博会会期长达半年，成千上万的海内外游客，将云集云南，也 Yunnan Province will seize this historic opportunity of ’99 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition this year and speed up the development of Yunnan. Yunnan Provincial Governor Li Jiating told reporters that the World Expo will be held on May 1, with an investment of tens of billions of yuan during the construction phase of the Yunnan economy played a significant investment-led role; the Expo period of up to six months, Thousands of tourists from home and abroad, will be gathered in Yunnan, too