Overseas reporters to Beijing Olympics to be well served: official
10/7/2008 17:17
Senior leader Li Changchun pledged today that China will provide good
media services for journalists covering the Olympics, saying that they can lodge
complaints directly to Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for
the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), if they feel dissatisfied.
Li made the
remarks during an inspection tour at the 2008 Beijing International Media Center
(BIMC), which opened on Tuesday to serve more than 5,000 non-accredited
reporters during the Games.
"China will earnestly abide by relevant
regulations on foreign journalists' reporting activities in the country," Li,
member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party
of China (CPC) Central Committee, told reporters.
He meanwhile expressed
hopes that overseas journalists can make full coverage of the Olympics and tell
the world a true China.
Li urged the BIMC staff to ensure smooth and safe
transmission of signals during the Games, a major concern of overseas
journalists.
In addition, he voiced confidence in the Olympic
security.
"China is fully capable of ensuring a safe Games," he said.
The
BIMC is a newly decorated hotel that covers an area of 60,000 square meters.
From the first to the fourth floor, it has three working areas, two press
conference halls, an exhibition area and a catering area. Above the fourth floor
are all guest rooms that are only open to journalists during the Games.
The
Main Press Center (MPC) and International Broadcasting Center (IBC) of the
Olympic Games were also opened on Tuesday, kicking off the media service for the
event.
On Jan. 1, 2007, regulations on foreign journalists' reporting
activities in China during the Beijing Olympics and preparatory period took
effect. Under the new rule, foreign journalists no longer have to be accompanied
or assisted by a Chinese official when they report in the country. They also no
longer need to apply to provincial foreign affairs offices for permission to
report in all of the country's provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities.
Xinhua
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