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Beijing Focuses on Nine Tasks to Prepare for Olympics
Beijing vows to have nine tasks as its priority for preparing for a successful 2008 Olympic Games, according to a senior government official here.
Liu Jingmin, vice-mayor of Beijing, said at the Fifth Beijing- Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium, which was opened here Tuesday, that the municipal government of Beijing is working on an action plan highlighting nine working priorities, including environmental protection, traffic, restructuring of energy, communication and networks, the high-tech industry, construction of gymnasiums, the cultural sector, security and safeguards, as well as raising funds.
The drafts on the nine issues are almost finished and the framework of the general action plan is expected to come out by the end of the month, said Liu.
Sources from the conference revealed that Beijing will build 22 new gymnasiums and 30 museums featuring movies, automobiles and industries in the coming years. Enditem
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