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Newsletter of the Embassy of Switzerland in Malaysia

May 2015

Foreword from Ambassador Dr Rolf Lenz

Ladies & Gentlemen Before I look back on the past few months leading till today, I wish to take the time to express my wife’s and my and also not forgetting the staff at the Embassy’s, sincere condolence to the family and friends of our beloved late-Mr Heinz Bauert, former Chairman of SMBA and well known restaurateur who owned ‘Chalet Suisse’ in March. He will be missed and forever in the memories of his loved ones. During the last quarter of 2014, the Embassy, working with the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) and the MRC (Malaysian Red Crescent) organized an exhibition and forum in University of Malaya’s Art Gallery, as well as an exhibition at the International Islamic University of Malaysia in conjunction with the 150th Anniversary of the ICRC in 2013 and the first Geneva Convention in 2014. I hope you all had a chance to catch the exhibition that was opened to the public. It featured the work of renowned photographer Jean Mohr who very talentedly captured very moving and poignant photographs to form a collection titled ‘War from the

Victims’ Perspective’. A small portion of the photos had also been exhibited during the reception at the Swiss National Day last year. As part of the promotion of the film industry of Switzerland, the embassy showcased a comedy drama, titled ‘Giulias Verschwinden’ during the annual European Union Film Festival that took place in October & November 2014. It was well received judging by the ranking that is tabulated after such events. We also participated in the annual French Language Week that took place in March 2015 together with the other 23 diplomatic missions who form the Francophonie International organisation. Our contribution included a cheese fondue station which proved to be very popular! Also in March, the RCC conducted the 1st scheduled Bio-metric session for 2015. The next one would be conducted at the end of 2015, so make sure you watch out for the announcement by the RCC to register yourselves or your family members to take advantage of this exercise which has been organised for the Swiss colony in Malaysia to make it easier for you all take care of your documentation needs. As you might be aware, the Embassy is also quite involved in the community and often entertains requests for Embassy visits and also to assist any institutions and organisations that require the use of Swiss paraphernalia like the loan of the Swiss flags, canton flags or Swiss informational brochures for a ‘Swiss’ themed event. For example, we recently had a visit from students and lecturers from UiTM Terengganu to the Embassy and they were given a presentation by Mr Rolf Ott on Switzerland on various topics. They were an attentive group and their enthusiasm could be seen by the questions they had for him.

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Mr Ott and our Cultural Advisor Ms Lyn Loh also supported the Primary 2M Class from Sri KDU with material on their project during their school’s International Week where the children did very well and was awarded the Overall Champion for the Lower Primary category. Kudos to them! In the on-going effort to promote Switzerland as a popular tourist destination, we are proud to announce that Switzerland Tourism found that more Malaysians are aware of what Switzerland has to offer and is amongst the preferred destination for incentive trips. In 2014, a total of 70,570 overnights and 37,732 arrivals have been achieved and it has marked a significant growth of 58% from 2010 which is approximately increase of 25,980 overnight stays. Malaysia market has contributed 16% of the total overnights generated in South East Asia in 2014. For more details on the growth factor and on what has be done to promote Switzerland, please read the newsletter. On another note that might be of interest to you, following the successful feature shown on Astro Channel 728, Li TV (Life Inspired) channel last year, Switzerland Tourism will be, again collaborating with LiTV to feature another 3 destination landmarks of Switzerland with the ever popular TV host, Jason Godfrey. He has been slated to host 3 episodes of travelogue, this time covering beautiful Interlaken, Geneva and Zermatt. Look out for the programmes which have been scheduled for airing in July 2015! Mrs Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, Swiss state Secretary, was in Kuala Lumpur for a working visit from 23rd & 24th April 2015. Along with her was Mrs

Christine Büesser Mauron, Head of Section Asia Pacific, SECO. During her visit, Mrs Ineichen-Fleisch met with a group of representatives of the Swiss business community during a dinner prior to her meeting up with officials of the Malaysian Ministries the next day. This visit was part of a fact finding and identification of major issues faced by Swiss enterprises in Malaysia. Mrs Ineichen-Fleisch met up with the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Science, technology and Innovation, Datuk Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah and subsequently she also meet up the Secretary General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia, Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria. It was a fruitful visit. Also, just for your information, the EFTA – Malaysia 4th round of negotiations had started in Kuala Lumpur during the 1st week of May and talks will focus on Trade on Goods, Trade in Services, Trade Facilitation, Government Procurement, Technical Barriers to Trade and the legal aspects of dispute settlements as well as intellectual property rights. In closing, I hope you enjoy reading and catching up on what had happened or are on the schedule for future events. Do drop us a line should you wish to inform us of an event that you might be organising for the Swiss colony and if it is found to be suitable, we might include it in our next newsletter. Sincerely Rolf Lenz

Past Events

War from the Victims’ Perspective – Photographs by Jean Mohr In conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the ICRC in 2013 and of the first Geneva Convention in 2014

Apart from exhibiting partial of the photo exhibition during the Swiss National Day in 1st August 2014 as a preview, the embassy worked together with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) to organize ‘150 years of Humanitarian Action: Exhibitions and Forum’ in University of Malaya Art Gallery and International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia respectively.

‘150 years of Humanitarian Action: Exhibitions and F orum’ The aim of these events is to raise awareness of humanitarian aid and action, not only globally but also activities and initiatives locally. Switzerland also seized this occasion to reaffirm its commitment to concretely improve compliance with international humanitarian law and to reassert its commitment to the cause of victims of armed conflicts. These events featured the following exhibitions:

a) War from the Victims’ Perspective – an exhibition produced by the Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, and the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs

b) 150 Years of Humanitarian Action – an exhibition by the International Committee of the Red Cross c) Humanitarian Aid and Efforts in Malaysia and Across the Region – an exhibition by the Malaysian Red

Crescent Apart from the exhibitions, there were also running of short videos provided by the Embassy of Switzerland and ICRC focusing on the abovementioned topics.

1) University of Malaya Art Gallery The exhibitions were held from 3rd until 30th November 2014 with the support from University of Malaya. On 3rd November, an opening ceremony followed by a forum titled ‘Modern Humanitarian Action – Challenges and Constraints’ was organized. Over 70 guests from the ministries/government agencies, international organisations, humanitarian organisations, diplomatic circles, academic circles and medias attended this event. The Ambassador of Switzerland - Dr Rolf Lenz, the Head of the ICRC delegation in Kuala Lumpur – Mr. Jeremy England and the Malaysian Red Crescent chairman – Tunku Tan Sri Shahriman Tunku Sulaiman delivered opening addresses respectively to mark the opening of the exhibition.

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The following topics were presented by the speakers during the forum with Wan Sharina Ramlah Wan Ahmad Amin Jaffri, Lecturer, International & Strategic Studies, University of Malaya (UM) as the moderator:

a) Swiss’ commitment in humanitarian action Rolf Ott, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland

b) Globalised conflict: keeping people and principl e at the centre of humanitarian response Jeremy England, Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

c) The changing face of humanitarian action – makin g sure we remain fit for purpose Gabrielle Emery, Disaster Laws Coordinator, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

d) Working in the field: a personal experience Rossimah Mohamed, Head of Monitoring & Evaluation, Mercy Malaysia

A special session of talk and exhibition viewing by 30 participants of ‘IHL for Humanitarians’’ course organized by Finnish Red Cross was held on 3rd November as well. The MRC also seized the opportunities of this occasion to organize the First Aid/CPR demonstration for the faculties in University of Malaya. The month-long exhibitions reached 1000 visitors with visits from students from University of Malaya, students in groups from other schools and colleges, field trips from representatives of renowned universities i.e. Harvard, Cambridge, Yale and Stanford; and the general public.

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2) International Islamic University Malaysia

The exhibitions then continued at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC) at International Islamic University Malaysia from 8th until 19th December 2014. A smaller scale launch with a lecture was organized on 8th December for approximately 50 lecturers and students of ISTAC. Professor Emeritius Dato’ Paduka Dr Mahmood Zuhdi Hj. Ab. Maj, Dean of ISTAC and Mr. Rolf Ott, Deputy Head of Mission from the Embassy of Switzerland delivered welcoming remarks respectively; and Mr. Max Wiegmann, the Deputy Head of ICRC’s Kuala Lumpur Regional

Delegation gave an in-depth lecture titled ‘150 Years of Humanitarian Action – Challenges and Constraints’. During the 2 weeks, the exhibitions were viewed by approximately 400 visitors comprised of officials from various government agencies, students and lecturers.

European Union Film Festival (EUFF) 2014

The 15th European Union Film Festival (EUFF) took place in Golden Screen Cinema in Kuala Lumpur from 30th October – 9th November, in Penang from 13th – 19th November, in Kuching from 27th November – 3rd December and in Kota Kinabalu from 11th – 17th December 2014 respectively. This annual event featured an award-winning line-up of 21 films from 17 European countries. The Embassy has showcased a comedy drama titled ‘Giulias Verschwinden’ directed by Christoph Schaub with a total of 6 screenings. The responses are positive where we achieved occupancy of 49% and ranked No.1 in the limited screenings category. The screening in CityOne Megamall, Kuching has shown the highest occupancy at 68% amongst the other venues.

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French Language Week in Kuala Lumpur 2015 The French Language Week is an initiative taken every year in Malaysia by the 23 diplomatic missions in Kuala Lumpur who are members of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. This year, the French Language week was held from 10th – 27th March 2015. Amongst the activities during this period were the short movies screening followed by a launching cocktail at HELPCAT, Quiz de la Francophonie at HELP CAT and La Creperie de Caroline for french speaking students and non-French speakers respectively, a conference & cocktail at Museum Negara, Buffet de la Francophonie at the Alliance Francaise, fusion recipe creation in French contest for secondary schools students and local schools visit in Ipoh, Seremban and Subang Jaya. The Swiss Embassy took the opportunity to showcase a short movie titled ‘Il neige à Marrakech’, contributed coffee table books and some small gifts for the quiz de la francophonie, volunteered as one of the jury for the recipe creation contest and last but not least presented a cheese fondue station to showcase Swiss specialty at the Buffet de la Francophonie. Should you are interested to participate in the French Language Week 2016, please do not hesitate to drop us a line.

Academic Visit from the University of Mara Technolo gy (UiTM)

34 students and a lecturer from UiTM Dungun, Terengganu who are studying for the final semester in Diploma of Public Administration visited the embassy on 30th January 2015. Rolf Ott from the Embassy of Switzerland gave a presentation covering the culture, political structure, economic, social and current affairs of Switzerland. The sessions were very fruitful whereby the students absorbed the information with enthusiasm and participated actively in the Question & Answer session.

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Bio-metric Exercise in Kuala Lumpur

Since last November, 2 sessions of the bio metric exercise in Kuala Lumpur has been conducted by Mr Cédric Pittet from the Regional Consular Centre, Bangkok from 19th – 20th November 2014 and 26th – 27th March 2015 respectively.

Out of 833 registered Swiss citizens in Malaysia, 74 people used the service. The breakdown being: November - 29 people came to record their biometric data for a new passport / ID card; - 3 to get a stamp on their life certificate for the AVS in Switzerland - 2 to get a translation/ legalization March - 35 people came to record their biometric data for a new passport / ID card; - 3 to get a stamp on their life certificate for the AVS in Switzerland - 2 to get a translation/ legalization Notices will be sent out by RCC in Bangkok to inform the Swiss colony for the next session and you are requested to register your name when the time comes.

Asia-Europe Public Diplomacy Workshop, 10 – 12 Marc h 2015

Switzerland joined the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in November 2012, during the 9th ASEM Summit of Heads of Government and State in Vientiane. It is a privilege for Switzerland to be one of the 53 countries in the most important political platform between Asia and Europe and to have the opportunity to contribute to the informal process of dialogue and cooperation, based on equal partnership and enhancing mutual understanding. To affirm its commitment, Switzerland has supported and has financed different initiatives within the ASEM or the Asia-Europe Foundation, the only permanently established institution of ASEM. The Asia-Europe Public Diplomacy Training Initiative is among the projects Switzerland has decided to contribute to. A Workshop was held between March 10 and March 12, 2015 at

the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.

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Höhere Fachschule Tourismus (HFT) Luzern Study Trip to Malaysia About 71 students and 6 lecturers from Switzerland from HFT Luzern had visited Kuala Lumpur and Terengganu for a research and study trip from 8th – 16th April 2015. The students had explored several tourism related topics in Malaysia through field studies and subsequently presented their studies at the end of their trip. On their seminar day in 9th April 2015 at the Prince Hotel, Rolf Ott from the Embassy of Switzerland gave a short presentation on the role of the Embassy and Switzerland Tourism in Malaysia as well as his experiences and insights of Malaysia’s tradition and culture. Other speakers were from the Tourism

Malaysia, Diethlem Travel, YTL Hotels & Resorts and Titlis Cableways.

State Secretary Visit to Malaysia

The Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SEC0), State Secretary Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, has completed a working visit to Malaysia on April 23rd and April 24th 2015. A dinner with representative of the Swiss business community took place in the evening of April 23rd after her arrival in Kuala Lumpur. The fruitful exchanges allowed the State Secretary to gain an overview of the business activities of the Swiss’ companies as well as to have some insights on the investment conditions in Malaysia. On April 24th, the State Secretary had an opportunity to meet the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Mr. Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah and also a site visit to SR Technics. The embassy would like to thank Mr Christian Meyer CEO-SR Technics and Heinz Freimann for the perfect organization of the visit. Last but not least, a productive meeting was held with Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Secretary General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry whereby the ongoing Free Trade Agreement negotiations between EFTA-States States (Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein and Switzerland) and Malaysia were highlighted. The fourth round of negotiations is to be held in the beginning of May in

Malaysia.

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Sekolah Sri KDU’s International Week Project The Embassy of Switzerland has supported the Primary 2 M class in Sri KDU to realize their project during their school’s International Week from 13th – 17th April 2015. The P2M class was assigned to represent Switzerland. Rolf Ott and Lyn Loh from the Embassy of Switzerland visited the class on 13th April to give the students an educational presentation about Switzerland and also provided them with reading materials, flags, traditional costumes, folklore music and posters. Apart from decorating their classroom with Swiss elements, the students impressed the judges and the parents with a rendition of Swiss National Anthem, a Swiss poetry, a Swiss traditional dance as well as their knowledge about Switzerland. The P2M class was crowned the overall Champion for Lower Primary with a tie with a Primary Three Class.

News from Switzerland Tourism 2014 Results For 2014, Malaysia recorded a total of 70,570 overnights and 37,732 arrivals with an increase of overnights by 7% from 2013. The growth has indicated the shift of Malaysian travelling pattern to Switzerland. Due to the increase of awareness and popularity in Switzerland as a tourist destination, the leisure market has gained more confidence in expanding their products range by moving towards creating packages which incorporate Switzerland into their 2 – 3 countries tour and Switzerland as a mono destination instead of the traditional 5–7 countries Europe tours. Switzerland is still amongst the preferred destination for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Events) in particularly in the Banking, Insurance and Direct Sales sector and will be expecting further growth in 2015. Zurich Tourism Sales Week

Zurich Tourism was in Kuala Lumpur on 18th November 2014 to conduct several sales presentations to the local travel agents organized by Switzerland Tourism to promote Zurich as a travel destination as follows: - Presentation to 10 staffs of Mayflower Holidays Sdn Bhd - Presentation to 15 staffs of Miki Travel Limited - Luncheon cum presentation at Natalie’s Cuisine Gourmet for 32 travel agents

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G2 Appreciation Lunch Switzerland Tourism was invited by G2, a Europe operator in Kuala Lumpur to make a PowerPoint presentation to 60 travel agents in Klang Valley as well as from Penang. Apart from the presentation, special Switzerland edition of Travel & Leisure magazine was distributed and a Tissot watch from Bucherer was given away as a lucky draw prize.

Switzerland Travel Experience (STE) in Kuala Lumpur 2015 The STE Workshop is a workshop focusing specifically on the needs and requests of the important travel agents and operators in South East Asia. This event was an excellent platform for travel agents to meet with a selection of Swiss suppliers to explore new ideas and business opportunities; and to learn more about Switzerland and its offerings. This year, the 4th STE Workshop was held in Intercontinental Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 9th March 2015 from 09:00 a.m. till 04:00 p.m. The programme comprised of a presentation by Mr. Ivan Breiter, Director of South East Asia – Switzerland Tourism and the partners, Switzerland Specialist Award Ceremony, followed by an open workshop where the buyers had the opportunity to meet the sellers. There were 26 partners from Switzerland participated. The partners who participated were Aletsch Arena, Bern Tourism, Gstaad, Geneva Tourism, Jungfrau Railways, Lake Geneva Region, Lake Lucerne Navigation Company, Lake Lugano Group, Lucerne Tourism, Matterhorn Zermatt Cableways, Glacier Express, Mount Rigi, Mount Pilatus, Schilthorn Cableways, Sorell Hotels Switzerland, St. Gallen-Bodensee, Swiss Quality Hotel International, Swiss Travel System, Rail Europe, Ticino Tourism, Titlis Cableways and Restaurants, Victoria Jungfrau Collection, Zurich Tourism/ Zurich Airport, Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau, Switzerland Travel Centre and Swiss International Air Lines. Total of 110 travel agents from the Klang Valley attended this event.

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The making of Switzerland travelogue with LiTV

Switzerland Tourism collaborated with LiTV again this year to produce 3 episodes of travelogue covering Interlaken, Geneva and Zermatt. The shootings of the show have completed on 1st April and it’s in the production stage at the moment. These programmes will begin airing in July 2015 in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Do stay tune for the more information.

Upcoming Happenings and Events

The 128 th International Olympic Session in Kuala Lumpur

The 128th IOC Session will be held from 31 July to 3 August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It will be preceded by a meeting of the IOC Executive Board (EB) from 28 to 30 July.

The 128th IOC Session will take decisions on key policy issues and in areas under its authority, including the elections of the host city for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games and for the 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games, on Friday 31 July.

The two Candidate Cities bidding for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games are Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Beijing (China) – listed in the order of drawing of lots.

The two Candidate Cities bidding for the 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games are Brasov (Romania) and Lausanne (Switzerland) – listed in alphabetical order.

The meetings of the Executive Board and the Session, the presentations of the Candidate Cities, the vote to elect the host cities, the announcement ceremony of the host cities, and the signature of the Host City Contracts will all take place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

European Union Film Festival 2015 (EUFF 2015) The Embassy will take part in this year’s EUFF 2015 which will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu from 28 October – 16 December 2015. More information will be announced nearer to date. Penang Jazz Festival 2015 Swiss violinist Mr Tobias Preisig was invited to perform in the Penang Jazz Festival which will be held from 3rd – 6th December 2015. Stay tune for more information.

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News from ch.ch

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News from the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad

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Swiss Camps 2015 für 8 – 12 jährige Kinder Es gibt noch freie Plätze in den folgenden Ferienlagern: Reckingen (VS) 27. Juni – 10. Juli 2015 Alter: 8 – 12 Jahre Prêles (BE) 8. – 21. August 2015 Alter: 8 – 14 Jahre Informationen und ein Anmeldeformular finden Sie auf der Homepage der SJAS www.sjas.ch unter der Rubrik „Ferienlager“. In berechtigten Fällen werden Beitragsreduktionen gewährt. Das entsprechende Formular mit dem elektronischen Anmeldeformular bestellt werden. Wir erteilen Ihnen gerne weitere Auskünfte. Swiss Camps 2015 pour les enfants de 8 – 12 ans Il restent des places libres dans les camps suivants: Reckingen (VS) 27.6. – 10.7.2015 Age: 8 – 12 ans Prêles (BE) 8. – 21.8.2015 Age: 8 – 14 ans Les informations détaillées concernant les différents camps de vacances ainsi que le formulaire d’inscription sont disponibles sur notre site www.sjas.ch rubrique „camps“. Sur demande, nous vous envoyons volontiers notre brochure d’information par le courrier postale. Il est possible de demander une réduction aux frais du camp. Le formulaire prévu à cet effet peut être demandé lors de l’inscription. Nous sommes à votre disposition pour tout complément d’information.

Swiss Camps 2015 for children aged 8 – 12 There are still few places available in the following camps: Reckingen (VS) 27.6. – 10.7.2015 Age: 8 – 12 years Prêles (BE) 8.8. – 21.8.2015 Age: 8 – 14 years Precise details and the electronic registration form is available at our Homepage www.sjas.ch („camps“). Reduced contribution rates are availabe in justified cases. The form required can be requested on the registration form. We are also happy to post you our information brochure on request. Please contact us for further informations.

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News from the Swiss Malaysian Business Association

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About the German Speaking Society Kuala Lumpur (GS SKL)

Die GSSKL ist eine Gesellschaft für diejenigen, die die Kultur des deutschsprachigen Raumes pflegen beziehungsweise kennen lernen wollen. Unser Ziel ist es, Interessierten in Malaysia Einblick in die deutsche, österreichische und schweizerische Kultur zu geben und das Verständnis für die kulturelle Vielfalt Malaysias zu fördern. Dazu bieten wir regelmäßig Veranstaltungen und Informationen an. Mit einer Mitgliedschaft in der GSSKL erhalten Sie regelmäßig unser Info Magazin KL-POST. Darüber hinaus übernehmen wir Verantwortung vor Ort mit dem jährlich stattfindenden Austrian-German-Swiss Charity Bazaar (AGS Bazaar), mit dessen Einnahmen wir lokale Hilfsorganisationen unterstützen.

Die GSSKL besteht seit 2004 und hat sich unter anderem das Ziel gesetzt, Neuankömmlingen die Eingewöhnung zu erleichtern, indem sie sie mit notwendigen Informationen und Kontaktangeboten versorgt. Genauere Informationen über das jeweilige Programm erhalten Sie in der KL-POST und auf der Homepage www.gsskl.com.my

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