Staff members prepare fresh flowers used for decoration of the upcoming Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2009, in Boao, a scenic town in south China's Hainan Province, on April 16, 2009. The 3-day BFA Annual Conference 2009 will kick off here Friday with the theme of "Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis". [Xinhua]

A policemen does security check at the main hall where the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2009 due to be held, in Boao, a scenic town in south China's Hainan Province, on April 16, 2009. The 3-day BFA Annual Conference 2009 will kick off here Friday with the theme of "Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis". [Xinhua]