Beijing Water’s Olympic victory
- From: Vol 9, Issue 8 (August 2008)
- Category: General
- Region: Asia
- Country: China
- Related Companies: Beijing Capital Group
Beijing has done an impressive job of getting its water infrastructure ready for the Olympics. Much of the effort is home-grown, as Kathy Liu finds out.
Rejected in 1994 for the 2000 Olympics in part due to uncertainties over its water infrastructure, Beijing spent the lead-up to its successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games addressing these concerns. Bi Xiaogang, (see GWI TV) the deputy chairman of Beijing Water Authority, assured GWI that the city made doubly sure it was suitably equipped to meet the demands ...
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