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Olympics: Beijing paints town green for Olympic inspection

Officials in Beijing are painting the city green in an attempt to impress Olympics inspectors.

Olympics: Beijing paints town green for Olympic inspection

Fri, 16 Feb, 2001 - 13:41

Officials in Beijing are painting the city green in an attempt to impress Olympics inspectors.

The inspectors arrive next week to assess the Chinese capital's bid to host the 2008 Games.

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