IOC inspectors shower praise

Wed, 04 Dec 2002, 00:00 WIB | Source: REUTERS

BEIJING: Top Olympic officials met in Beijing on Monday for
their first comprehensive meeting with the organizers of the 2008
Olympic Games, full of praise for a city already undergoing a
makeover.

"So much work has been done, so much progress is going on in
Beijing, that we do not feel this is the first meeting," said
Francois Carrard, director general of the International Olympic
Committee.

A commission of 30 IOC members and technical experts will
receive a two-day progress report from the Beijing Organizing
Committee (BOCOG) on the city's construction of venues, added
subway lines and efforts to clear up smog and traffic congestion.
--Reuters

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