Bits of Expo buildings to go under hammer

Pavilions plan to recycle structures for charity

SHANGHAI - A cluster of European pavilions are negotiating with a Chinese media group to recycle parts of their structures and exhibitions to raise funds for charity in the final month of the Expo 2010 Shanghai.

China Business Network, the business arm of Shanghai Media Group, is looking for partners to supply materials for its "Expo Auction Hall" program, which will air on Oct 10. The point of the project is to comply with the Expo 2010 Shanghai motto of "Better City, Better Life" by making better use of the resources around us, which in this case refers to the hundreds of national pavilions in the Expo Garden.