The date for the fifth CBD 2003 -- China International Building & Decoration Fair in Guangzhou, Canton, has been changed. Because of the recently experienced problem of Sars, the show organisers have now decided to put back the date of CBD 2003 from 2 to 5 July to between 3 and 6 September. This coincides with the general desire of the exhibitors not to allow external influences to prejudice the way the fair develops. A total of 1 300 exhibitors will be displaying their products at CBD 2003.