China Banking Regularly Commission (CBRC) has authorized 22 new
post offices to operate during the 2008 Olympic Games, a decision amid
institutional reforms in post office banking functions.
A CBRC senior official said 19 post offices would be located
near the Olympic venues and three in the neighboring traffic hubs.
These outlets will be designated for the Olympic venues, convention
center, media center, communities, etc. Each will cover an area of
over 100 or 1,000 square meters with multiple services.
The Beijing Post will also renovate some 59 post offices in the
Olympic central zone, downtown area, and in the neighborhood of the
Olympic facilities to handle the possible boom in demand for postal
services in 2008.
(BOCOG October 17, 2007)