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The first batch of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation
Commission arrived in Beijing Monday, February 19.
The inspectors arrived this morning are IOC Administration representatives
Jacqueline Barrett of Britain, Olivier Niamkey of Switzerland, Stephanie
Cabessa of France, National Olympic Committee representative Carlos
Arthur Nuzman of Brazil and specialist Kang-Ro Yoon of South Korea.
Liu Jingmin, Vice President of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee
and Vice Mayor of Beijing, told guests at the airport that Beijing
has been ready for the commission's inspection and he hoped that
commission members could experience Beijing's change during their
stay while Barett said that the commission believes Beijing's preparation
for the games could be remarkable.
The commission will start their four-day inspection of Beijing
on Wednesday.
(People's Daily 02/19/01)
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