More than 230,000 orders for 1.09 million tickets to attend the
Beijing Olympics have been received since the ticketing sales
kicked off a month ago, according to BOCOG Ticketing Center.
Describing the sale process as stable, the center said the order
has been made through the official website of the center
(http://tickets.beijing2008.com) and designated Bank of China
branches. The website has seen a registration of 886,000.
Tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies are reported to
be in great demand, followed by tickets for basketball, diving and
other competitions.
On the overseas market, a total of 130 countries and regions
have submitted their orders to the Beijing Organizing Committee for
the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).
The center announced previously that about 75% of the tickets
will be sold in China, while the rest will be available for the
overseas public.
Late last year, BOCOG announced that ticket prices for the Games
would be in keeping with its efforts to make the Games accessible
to the greatest number of people.
BOCOG is unfolding a three-phased ticketing process for domestic
sales. In each phase, residents on the Chinese mainland are able to
order tickets through the official ticketing website, or through
designated Bank of China branches.
For overseas sales, the procedure will be determined in each
country and territory by its National Olympic Committee and its
ticketing agent.
(BOCOG May 21, 2007)