China Set up Supervisory Committee for 2008 Olympic Games

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China Set up Supervisory Committee for 2008 Olympic Games

A 21-member Supervisory Committee, composed of senior officials from Chinese ministries, has been established to supervise the preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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A 21-member Supervisory Committee, composed of senior officials from Chinese ministries, has been established to supervise the preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Li Zhilun, Vice-Minister of Supervision, leads the SupervisoryCommittee with other members coming from Chinese National Audit Office, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Construction, State Development Planning Commission and State Sports General Administration.

The Committee, which was officially set up on January 26, also involves deputies of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress and Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

"This committee is highly professional and has wide representation," Zhang Haifeng, a top publicity official of Beijing organizing committee, said on Wednesday.

The Supervisory Committee will exercise its supervision throughthe supervision & auditing department under the organizing committee.

Another supervisory department will also be set up to oversee the construction of venues and facilities for the Olympics.

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