BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhuanet) -- The torch of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be carried over the world's highest peak of Qomolangma as the preparation efforts for the relay race are getting on the way, organizers revealed here on Tuesday.

　　Liu Jingmin, vice president of the Beijing Olympics organizing committee, said Beijing would honor its promise.

　　"Beijing has promised in its bidding reports that the holy fire of the Olympics will reach the world's highest peak, and we are now preparing for the unprecedented relay," said Liu.

　　"The Chinese mountaineering team has successfully climbed to the top of the Qomolangma feng months ago, which can seen as a trial of the relay," he added.

　　According to the plan, the torch is expected to reach Qomolangma from the southern slope before the mountaineers carry it down along the northern slope. Enditem