
Speaking a year to the day before the start of the 2008 Games, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said: "It is an option.
"Sports with short durations would not be a problem, but endurance sports like cycling are examples of competitions that might be postponed or delayed."
Billions have been spent in aThe survey will cover 90,000 sources of pollution, among which 24,000 are industrial sources, 45,000 residential, 21,000 agricultural and 128 facilities for centralized treatment of pollutants, according to the city's bureau of environmental protection.
Information collected from the census would help the government formulate policies and plans for environmental protection, said Zheng Jiang, vice director of Beijing's environmental protection bureau.
Beijing authorities had identified the 90,000 sources through their registrations with the industrial and commercial administration and from an informal survey conducted earlier by the local governmentn attempt to reduce pollution without success
"Sports with short durations would not be a problem, but endurance sports like cycling are examples of competitions that might be postponed or delayed."
Billions have been spent in aThe survey will cover 90,000 sources of pollution, among which 24,000 are industrial sources, 45,000 residential, 21,000 agricultural and 128 facilities for centralized treatment of pollutants, according to the city's bureau of environmental protection.
Information collected from the census would help the government formulate policies and plans for environmental protection, said Zheng Jiang, vice director of Beijing's environmental protection bureau.
Beijing authorities had identified the 90,000 sources through their registrations with the industrial and commercial administration and from an informal survey conducted earlier by the local governmentn attempt to reduce pollution without success