IOC inspector Hein Verbruggen believes Beijing organisers would be wasting a huge opportunity if the main emphasis of the 2008 Olympic torch relay was not on China.
Beijing is making preparations to tackle possible public health incidents during the 2008 Olympic Games, particularly in regard to epidemic outbreaks.
France's globe-trotting soccer coach Philippe Troussier said he would like to make China one of the world's top 20 teams, if he is selected to coach the nation's Olympic side.
Chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Hein Verbruggen commended BOCOG on its preparation for the Games as its three-day plenary session drew to an end.
"We not only strive to stage a high-level distinguishing Olympic Games, but also take the opportunity to push forward the economic development and raise the level of people's living conditions," a high-ranking official of the Organizing Committee for the 29th Olympic Games (BOCOG) told the Japanese journalist in an interview on Wednesday.
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) has taken stakeholders' interests into full consideration in its preparatory work for the Games, IOC Coordination Commission Chairman Hein Verbruggen commented on Thursday.
Hill & Knowlton, one of the world's leading communications consulting firms, has been named as the communications consultant for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Numismatic Programme was officially launched on April 26, with the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the People's Bank of China signing an exclusive agreement.
Youngsters have been recruited in the capital city to help pitch in on "green" efforts for the 2008 Olympic Games.
As a metropolis possessing the most buses using clean fuel around the world, Beijing will spend 2.8 billion yuan (US$345 million) this year to increase the number of environmentally friendly buses.
The stench was so pungent, people could smell it dozens of kilometres away. Rubbish floats on top of sewage. It's an unimaginable working environment for almost everyone, but one man has been working in it for 30 years, and he says the sacrifice is worth it.
Visiting IOC inspectors were confident that Beijing would successfully tackle traffic and environmental problems before the Olympic Games in 2008.
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