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Standard English for the 2008 Olympic Games
China Daily Website held a press conference on May 25, 2005 to formally kick-start an activity named "Use Accurate English to Welcome the Olympics - Public Bilingual Sign Standardization Drive" in major Chinese cities, as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an and Guangzhou.
Organized by China Daily Website, the activity is supported by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Council and the Public Affairs Section of the Canadian Embassy. China's famous universities will participate as well, such as the University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai International Studies University, Xi'an International Studies University, and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. Students of a Beijing junior high school found 91 mistakes on bilingual signs in the Wangfujing and Xidan areas (two of Beijing's most prosperous areas) last year.
Also, the organizer also hopes the entire society will pay more attention to this problem, find the mistakes, correct them, and make a real international Beijing for the Olympic Games! Here we go! For more information, please visit vshangxuetang.com or contact Mr. Xie
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