Special report:   2008 Olympic Games    

    BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Beijing, the host city of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, is expected to attract a large number of overseas visitors in the coming months.

    Here are phone numbers that may of be use in Beijing:  

    China country code: 0086

    Beijing city code: 010     

    EMERGENCY SERVICES

    Police: 110

    Fire: 119

    Ambulance: 120 or 999

    Traffic Accidents: 122

    Traffic First Aid Hotline: 6845 5655; 6845 5665

    Poisoning First Aid Hotline: 8316 3388; 8316 0233

    Thief Resistance Hotline: 6401 1327

    International SOS Assistance Top: 6590 3419

    Division of Aliens and Exit-Entry Administration of the Beijing Public Security Bureau: 6525 5486; 8402 0101 (24-hour automatic inquiry)     

    OTHER COMMONLY USED PHONE NUMBERS

    Local Directory Assistance: 114

    International Long-distance Register: 115

    National Long-distance Operator: 116

    Time Inquiry: 117

    Weather Forecast: 121

    Long-distance Phone Inquiry: 176

    Express Delivery Service and Flower Delivery: 185

    Civil Aviation Information Inquiry: 2580

    Air Ticket Booking Service: 2581

    Inquiry of Railway Information: 962585

    Railway Ticket Booking: 962586; 5101 6666 (for individual); 5101 6688 (for group)

    Beijing Bus Public Transportation Service Hotline: 96166

    Travelers' Cheque Inquiry: 2850

    24-hour Tourist Hotline: 6513 0828

    Tourist Complaint Hotline at the Beijing Tourism Bureau: 6513 0828

    Price Reporting: 12358

    Consumer Complaint Hotline: 12315

    Beijing Association of Consumers: 6224 1234

    Anti-Drug Hotline: 6521 4111

    Women and Children Friendly Healthcare Hotline: 6612 2429; 66188089

    Patent Consulting Hotline: 2629 1111

    Legal Aid Hotline for Environment Protection: 6226 7459

    Psychological Consultation Hotline: 6605 5431 ext. 332

    Beijing Emergency Center: 6525 5678

    Pets Hotline: 160101011

    Television Information Entertainment Service Audio Message System: 2858

    Film Information Entertainment Service: 2859

    Postcode Inquiry: 6303 7131; 6303 7132; 6303 3148

    Beijing Mayor Hotline: 12345; 6512 8080

    Beijing Municipal Hotline: 6308 8467

    Gas Repair: 96777

    Water Supply Service: 96968

    Power Supply: 95598

    Cable TV Maintenance: 968810

    Water Service Repair Hotline: 6618 9955

    Free Anti-Virus Computer Consultations: 800-810-0020     

    PHONE NUMBERS FOR MAJOR BANKS

    Bank of China: 95566

    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC): 95588

    China Bank of Construction: 95533

    Agricultural Bank of China: 95599

    China Merchants Bank: 95555

    Citibank: 800-830-1880

    HSBC: 800-820-8878

    Standard Chartered Bank: 800-820-8088     

    BEIJING AIRPORT, MAJOR AIRLINES' BEIJING OFFICES

    Beijing Capital International Airport information (24-hour hotline): 6454 1100

    Air China: 4008100999

    China Southern: 95539

    China Eastern: 8441 5000

    Hainan Airlines: 950718

    Aeroflot-Russian Airlines: 6500 2412

    Qantas Airways (Australia): 800-819-0089; 6567 9006

    Air France: 6588 1388; 6459 0129

    All Nippon Airways: 6505 3311; 6590 9191

    Japan Airlines: 6513 0822; 6459 0061

    Singapore Airlines: 6505 2233; 6459 0050

    British Airways: 6512 4070; 6459 0082

    Emirates Airline: 5108 8696

    Lufthansa German Airlines: 6465 4488; 6468 8838

    United Airlines: 800-810-8282; 6463 1111

    Northwest Airlines: 6505 1353; 6459 8891 (Airport Office)

    Alitalia: 8511 2958; 8511 2959

    Air Canada: 6468 2001

    Cathay Pacific: 10800-852-1888; 8486 8532

    Thai Airways International: 8515 0088

    Pakistan International Airlines: 6505 2257

    Swiss International Airlines: 8454 0180

    Qatar Airways: 6886 6633

    American Airlines: 5879 7600