Lost it after stamping it 100 times

"Expo" writes a happy ending .. the story of a child who lost his golden passport

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"Expo 2020" and Dubai Police succeeded in returning the laughter to the face of an Indian child who lost his "Expo passport", after he managed to stamp it 100 times, with the seals of the pavilions of the countries he visited during eight visits to the site of the event with his mother.

Hassan’s mother, Farida, who has lived with her family in the UAE for 17 years, said about the story of the lost passport of her child Hassan Abbas (five years): “Since the beginning of (Expo), we have been visiting him constantly, and after the last visit, Hassan lost the golden passport of the Expo, which He was very proud of his pregnancy.”

She added, "Our visits were not only for the purpose of stamping the passport, but each of them had educational goals, during which I explained for good information about each wing and what it included, especially the wings that focus on children's education."

And the mother continued: "Hassan felt happy and proud to be able to visit 100 pavilions of the countries of the world, and put their stamps on his passport, which he always kept and reviewed from time to time, and then he began to ask me questions about the pavilions he visited, to have a useful discussion aimed at To develop his educational capabilities and to learn through him the information he kept in his memory about the suites we visited, and every time he answered me enthusiastically about any question I asked him, and at the same time expressed his admiration for what he saw.”

But Hassan lost his passport during his recent visit to the Expo site, which made him sad, so he returned with his mother to more than 60 places they visited during that day, but to no avail.

Farida confirmed: “I am absolutely certain that nothing is lost in Dubai, as I have read many stories about people who have lost money and valuable things in Dubai, but the police were able to return them within hours or days, which motivated me to go to the police station and file a report about the loss of a passport. Expo. She expressed her surprise at the quick response of the Dubai Police, which initiated contact with the "Expo" administration, so that the two teams would provide a new passport for Hassan bearing the seals of 70 pavilions, in addition to giving the young traveler a seasonal entry ticket to be able to visit as much as he wanted and collect the seals he wanted. She continued, "I cannot describe the joy my son felt as soon as we received a call from (Expo) to tell us that his passport is ready and we can come to receive it."

And the mother added, "I do not know how I can thank the UAE, and Dubai in particular, for the attention and care for all those who live on this good land. The (Expo) team made an effort to compensate Hassan for his passport, as one of the team members donated to follow the same path that I had previously taken with Hassan. For countries, to collect their stamps again on the new passport, which exceeded all my expectations.”

• A member of the exhibition team donated by following the same path that Hassan had previously taken.

• The little traveler also got a seasonal admission ticket, so that he could visit as often as he wanted and collect the seals he wanted.

Hassan's mother:

"I cannot describe the joy my son felt as soon as we received a phone call from (Expo) to tell us that his passport is ready and we can come to collect it."

Visits continue

The child's mother (Hassan) confirmed that their visits to "Expo 2020" will continue until they complete the passport stamps of the 192 pavilions participating in the exhibition.

As for (Hassan), he expressed in his innocent childish language, and in a voice radiating joy, his happiness at obtaining the new passport, and invited all the children to visit “Expo 2020 Dubai” and stamp their passports with the stamps of the participating countries.