In a meeting with over 50 foreign journalists accredited to
China on November 20, Zhao Dongming, director of BOCOG Cultural
Activities Department talked about the preparatory work for the
Beijing Olympics and related cultural activities.
The press mostly focused on what kind of cultural activities
BOCOG will hold, how to select the hosts and hostesses of the
awarding ceremonies, what kind of Chinese elements will be
integrated into the 2008 Olympic Games and how the Olympic Youth
Camp will go on. Zhao gave useful information on the topics.
To provide efficient services to foreign press covering the
Beijing Olympics and their preparatory work, BOCOG (Beijing
Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad) set every
Tuesday as the day to meet the press.
Today's function attracted reporters from AP, Reuters, AFP and
the Japanese press. An Asahi reporter said with the approach of
2008, the Beijing Olympics are increasingly becoming a hot topic
for Japanese audiences.
(BOCOG November 21, 2007)