China Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA) is a multi-industry, multi-area, multi-ownership national industrial organization. It constitutes scientific research, designing manufacture marketing and education of amusement parks and attractions industry. CAAPA is a national class A association freely joined by operating enterprises of amusement parks. It is a non-profit society agent supervised by National Administrative Committee of State Owned Assets. (Consigned by China Industrial Association of Colored Metallurgy) The Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of its society registration. CAAPA is inspected and guided by these departments mentioned above.

      CAAPA was founded on August 1st, 1987. Now, it has member units. Among them 26 are standing directorship, and 74 are directorship.

      At present, CAAPA is consisted of one secretariat and five committee. The former is an institution dealing with daily affairs. The latter one includes security professional committee, technical professional committee, Standardization professional committee, Amusement Parks professional and aquatic professional committee.

      The aim of CAAPA is: Abide by the constitution, rules, regulations and policy of the country. Observe social morality. Serve our members, enterprises, government and society. Promote development of then industry and enterprises. Directed by the concerned sectors of the government. Fulfill the tasks given by the administrative department.

      Plays a role of bridge between government and our member enterprises. Preserve the legal rights interests and fair competition of the members. Unite all the members so as to ensure the security of the tourists. Struggle to prosper and develop the courses of amusement of our country.

      The spirit of CAAPA is: solidification, cooperation, exploitation and innovation.

      The function of CAAPA is: Make suggestions, organize and coordinate the performance of the industry. At the same time, carry out self-discipline and supervision .Promote information exchange and consultation service.

      Major tasks of CAAPA are:
1. Make investigation of the reform and development of the industry. Provide suggestions for the government in order to establish the plan for reform, development adjustment of the policy related to the industry and technology.
2. Carry out tracking research of technology about the industry development. Analyze the performance of economic policy, rules and regulations. Let the government know the comments of the industry in time. And make suggestions to get improvement.
3. Make statistics, collection, analysis and issue of the industry information, which is under the approval and authorization of the administrative sectors of the government.
4. Summarize and exchange experiences of security management operating management, quality control and product exploitation. Continuously improve the competitiveness of the enterprises.
5. Assist the government to organize and amend the industry technic, standards of economy and management. Push forward the implementation of them. Strengthen inspection and evaluation of the industry. Promote reorganization and transformation of the unqualified product and enterprises. Advise the concerned sectors of the government to punish those unqualified through administrative means.
6. According to the character of the industry, make regulations and commitment. Establish self-discipline mechanism. Normalize self-administered behavior. Promote fair competitiveness among enterprises.
7. Authorized by the clients, carry out advanced investigation, research and demonstration to justify the advancement, economy, feasibility of the critical investment, reform and development project of the industry. Make suggestions or comments on the purchasing and project bidding for the customers.
8. Undertake collection and feedback of the information about the product quality. Provide consultation service for the enterprises to improve the quality of their products. Recommend high quality products to the customers from home and abroad. Assist the government to carry out the quality control of the industry.
9. Assist the government to issue the production license of the amusement machine. Then, inspect the producing condition and quality control work. Suggest the unqualified enterprises improve their product. Provide warranty for the government to re-exam and renew the license. Assist the relative department of the government to inspect the security of the amusement machine.
10. Organize the enterprises to carry out various kinds of international technological and economic exchange. Hold exhibition of the industry at home and abroad. Create beneficial condition for the enterprise to exploit the market throughout the world.
11. Authorized by the clients to make the appraisal of the product and technic. Organize the enterprises to carry out technological exchange. Push forward the use of new product, new technology, new workmanship and new material.
12. Analyze and study the quality and constituent of the staff members working in the industry. Prepare specific training programme whenever is needed.
13. Direct the enterprise of CAAPA to strengthen the establishment of spiritual civilization. Push forward the enterprises to erect their own spirit and culture.
14. Compile and publish issues involved with amusement industry.
15. Fulfill additional tasks given by the government.

                                           Aug.2,2007