– 300 LOC staff members have moved into the Bird’s Nest since beginning of August
– 2800 volunteers recruited
– 202 Toyota cars
– 1.116 million bottles of Zhouma Spring water
– 5300 sets of adidas clothing
– 7500 welcome packs
– Advertising:
– 7000 LED screens in buildings
– 21 Outdoor billboards in downtown and airport
– 1000 flags and banners hung in downtown and neighbourhoods, airport, stadiums and main road sections
– Opening Ceremony 17:00 – 17:45, 22 August
– 1,800 performers and protocol staff
– 2 rehearsals held 11 and 13 August
– Host Broadcaster (CCTV)
– Broadcast vehicles
– 113 cameras
– Environment protection
– The Governments of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and surrounding areas have joined efforts to curb air pollution
– 2 coal-fired thermal power stations have been shut down, reducing a consumption of 4.6 million tons of coal per year
– 178,000 old motor vehicles have been taken off the road
– 8,800 diesel fuel buses have been upgraded