| Representatives from around 1,100 non-governmental
groups in Beijing today signed in a letter which expressed their support
for Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games and is to be dedicated
to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Samaranch.
The goodwill letter, which bears the names of those non-governmental
communities and signatures of the representatives, will be entrusted
by the Beijing bidding committee to the visiting IOC evaluation
commission in the first place.
"We're firmly convinced that Beijing will have been fully
prepared in every aspect in the year of 2008, " the letter
says. " And we believe Beijing is the most ideal city to host
the 2008 Olympic Games."
The non-governmental groups come from various fields including
hi-technology, commerce, construction, sports, education, sanitation,
environment.
(People's Daily 02/20/01)
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