27 June 1997
Rosemary Church Master of Ceremonies (later recruited to CNN) outlining the Order of Proceedings. Left to right Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade the Honourable Tim Fisher MP, the Honourable Eric Poole MLA, NT Minister for Asian Relations and Trade and Mr Terence Swampallai, resident Manager Malaysian Airlines a major sponsor of EXPO. EXPO 97 International Pavilion named for former Chief Minister Marshall Perron.