Beijing disappointed at South Korean TV's broadcasting of Games opening rehearsal
31/7/2008 17:57
A Beijing Olympics official said today he was "disappointed" that a South
Korean TV station had broadcast some footage of a dress rehearsal of the Beijing
Olympics opening.
"We are disappointed they did that, but the fragments
cannot give the audience a full picture of the opening ceremony," said Sun
Weide, a media official with the organizing committee of the Beijing
Games.
"Let's wait for the wonderful performances when the Games open on Aug.
8," he said at a press conference.
The three-and-a-half-hour opening ceremony
masterminded by award-winning film director Zhang Yimou has been kept in top
secrecy. But the SBS TV station reportedly aired fragments of a video of the
rehearsal, including scenes depicting the past and future of Chinese culture and
the unrolling of a huge scroll from which rises a carpet-like object.
"We're
still verifying the matter," Sun said in response to an Australian journalist's
question on whether the South Korean journalists involved would be
penalized.
According to sources with the International Olympic Committee,
photographers who take any still images of the dress rehearsals face legal
action and withdrawal of accreditation for the Games if they leak the
secret.
Zhang Yimou's team of elite artists have made three years of
preparations for the opening show, which is expected by the Chinese to showcase
the essence of China's rich culture, concept and vision to the
world.
Xinhua
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