Beijing opens Olympic weather hotline
24/7/2008 17:34
Beijing's weather authority launched a hotline today to offer
comprehensive meteorological information about the Olympics to the public.
By
calling 68710008, people can consult weather conditions for Beijing and the six
Olympic co-host cities for free. In Beijing an additional service covering
weather for sports venues, traveling and traffic is also offered.
The hotline
will run 14 hours a day from 7 a.m. during the Olympics and Paralympics and 12
hours on normal days until September 20, according to Ding Deping, an officer
with Beijing Meteorological Bureau.
Two toll hotlines, 12121 and 96221, set
up some time ago will continue to offer weather services in Beijing.
For
24-hour reports, people can also log on to www.bjweather.cn or
www.weather2008.cn, the official websites launched earlier this month, for
meteorological information about the Games.
Xinhua
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