The closing ceremony of the conference was conducted in the Grand Ball Room of the Bali Hilton International Hotel on Friday 18 October 2002 and was officiated by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, the Honorable Hasanuddin. The ceremony commenced with a speech by Mr Adi Sujatno in which he thanked all delegates for their participation and he also thanked his staff for their excellent work in supporting the conference.
The APCCA Coordinator, Professor David Biles, then made a short speech in which he thanked Mr Sujatno and his staff, particularly Mr Ambeg and his team of workers, for all that they had done in making sure that the conference was a success. He also referred to the high level of discussion in the conference itself which, he suggested, showed that we can all learn from each other in the true spirit of APCCA. He then asked the delegation leaders from China, Australia, India, Tonga and Hong Kong (China) to briefly express their appreciation to the host.
The leader of the delegation from Hong Kong (China), Mr Benny Ng, who is also the APCCA Fund Administrator, then presented the Governor of Bali with a letter of promise for the donation of $10,000 (US) to the Balinese victims of the October 12 bombing. This gift had been earlier approved by the full conference.
The Honorable Hasanuddin then gave a speech in which he thanked all of the delegates for coming to Bali for the conference and he expressed his appreciation of the many signs of support he had received following the bombing a few days before. Finally, he offered his thanks and congratulations to Mr Sujatno for the work that he and his staff had done in organising and supporting the conference.
The final stage of the closing ceremony - the handing over of the APCCA symbols - was heralded by a traditional Balinese procession of colourful dancers and dramatic warriors, accompanied by drummers and other musicians. A leading part of the procession was a representation of a chariot, to be used to carry the APCCA symbols away. The host of the APCCA 2002, Mr Adi Sujanto, then presented the Fijian war club and the Indian brass lamp to Mr Benny Ng for safe keeping until the next conference in Hong Kong (China) in 2003.
All of the delegates then acknowledged the conclusion of a highly successful conference with prolonged acclamation.
A farewell dinner was hosted by The Honorable Hasanuddin that evening.