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Article: 1st Ld: Air quality for Olympics Beijing's best in a decade: official
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 19, 2008
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1st Ld: Air quality for Olympics Beijing's best in a decade:
official
BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The air quality in Beijing so far
this month has been the best for any summer period over the last 10
years -- and within Olympic standards, a city official said on
Tuesday.
"From Aug. 1 to 18, Beijing's air quality was within the
standards to host the Olympics," said Municipal Bureau of
Environmental Protection deputy director Du Shaozhong.
"Of the 18 days, Beijing reported grade I air quality in nine
days, and in the other nine days, the air quality was grade II."
Du told a press conference the air quality would be grade I again
on Tuesday, five days before the closing of the Beijing ...