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09 July 2018 09:45</p> </div> <ul class="ticket-type"> <li class="fa fa-map-marker"><span data-sf-field="Location" data-sf-ftype="ShortText">Level 5, Sands Expo and Convention Centre</span></li> </ul> </section> </section> </div> <!-- end of banner section--> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <!-- end of banner section--> <div> <!-- about section--> <section class="about-part"> <div id="SIWWMainContent_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_detailContainer" class="container"> <div class="content"> <h2 id="SIWWMainContent_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_detailContainer_AboutTitle_0" class="section-title">About</h2> <div class="img-wrapper"> <img src="" alt="" /> </div> <div class="paragraph-wrapper"> <p data-sf-field="Detail" data-sf-ftype="ShortText"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Venue</span>: Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Level 5 Ballroom L-M</p><p> </p><p>Jointly organised by the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), the World Cities Summit (WCS) and the CleanEnviro Summit 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