Special report: 2008 Olympic Games
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A worker passes by a traditional Chinese
mural painting in the Beijing Olympic Main Press Center on July 3, 2008.
Three press centers for the Beijing Olympics including the Main Press
Center, the International Broadcast Center and the Beijing International
Media Center, formally start service on July 8. (Xinhua
Photo)
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BEIJING, July 8 -- The Main Press Center (MPC) for
the Beijing Olympic Games formally opened on July 8 and will start 24-hour
operation on July 25 to receive reporters from all over the world, the Beijing
Morning Post reports.
Located in the newly-built National Convention Center
in the Beijing Olympic Green, the Main Press Center is the central work place
for about 7,000 accredited journalists for both written and photographic press
covering the 2008 Olympic Games and will also serve as the MPC for the
Paralympic Games.
It is estimated that during the Olympics nearly 500
press conferences will be held in the five media halls of the MPC, which are
named after plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and pine tree, the most popular
plants in Chinese literature and arts.
The other two press centers for the Beijing Olympics
including the International Broadcast Center (IBC) and the Beijing International
Media Center (BIMC) also started service on Tuesday.
The International Broadcast Center, which is close to
the MPC, is the heart of the Olympic broadcast operations and the headquarters
for about 16,000 reporters from 120 world broadcasters.
The Beijing International Media Center provides
services to up to 10,000 journalists without IOC accreditation certificates in
Gehua New Century Hotel, located on the city's central axis between the second
and third ring roads.
The BIMC plans to hold press conferences on a daily
basis, inviting relevant government officials to answer questions on China's
economic development, environmental protection, food security and city
construction, etc.
(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)
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