At the 92nd meeting of its Executive Board, the Beijing
Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG)
urged the play of the advantages of the socialist system,
enhancement of efficiency and coordination, integration of
resources from various areas and mobilization of all forces in the
city, with an aim of fully meeting the Games-time requirements and
ensuring an Olympics characterized with distinctive Chinese
features and high qualities.
It was noted at the meeting that BOCOG staff members need to
abide by the requirements of the Central Committee of the Communist
Party of China (CPC) and the characteristics of the current stage
of the Olympic preparations; stress coordination, cooperation and
awareness of responsibility and tasks; and bring initiatives of
various parties into play, with the goal of improving and
perfecting a highly efficient Games-time operation mechanism.
The meeting heard a report on the replenishment of equipment and
logistics safeguards for the operations teams of the Olympic
venues. The meeting noted that the experiences from the Good Luck
Beijing sport events must be summed up in earnest to ensure an
organic linkage of venue operation, logistics supply and city
operations for logistics sufficiency and network security of the
Games-time venue operations teams. The meeting especially called
for a replenishment of power supply and electrical and other
engineering facilities according to the tasks and specific needs of
the competition, non-competition and training venues of the Olympic
and Paralympic Games. In addition, competent minds need to be
assigned to the venue operations teams to strengthen their
management and logistics capabilities.
The meeting also heard a report on the progress of the ticket
sales for the Beijing Paralympic Games. The meeting noted that
great importance should be attached to the task, and a good
arrangement should be made for the distribution of tickets related
to the Olympic education program. Efforts should be made to attract
the attention of a great majority of the masses to the Paralympic
Games with an aim at creating a favorable social environment for
the care of people with a disability.
BOCOG President Liu Qi, who is also a member of the Political
Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Beijing
Municipal CPC Committee, chaired the meeting. Present at the
meeting were State Councilor and BOCOG First Vice-President Chen
Zhili; Minister of the General Administration of Sport and BOCOG
Executive President Liu Peng; Deputy Secretary of the Beijing
Municipal CPC Committee, Mayor of Beijing and BOCOG Executive
President Guo Jinlong; and China Disabled Persons Federation
President and BOCOG Executive President Deng Pufang.
(BOCOG February 22, 2008)