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Article: UN official: Beijing Olympic games "leave valuable legacy for China"
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 15, 2008
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UN official: Beijing Olympic games "leave valuable legacy for
China"
BEIJING, August 15 (Xinhua) -- The biggest legacy of the Olympic
Games for China is the promotion of the country's long-standing and
sustainable development, a leading UN official said on Friday.
For the past eight years, China has made great efforts to prepare
Beijing and other cities for a world-class Olympics with an emphasis
on environmental sustainability, and the public awareness of
environmental protection is growing with it.
"The next focus of China is to further promote the concept of
Green Olympics and finally realize the goal of making a Green
China,"said Malik, who also showed appreciation for China's efforts ...