Hello and welcome to countdown to the GZ Asian Games. I am David. There are 85 days to go before the games begin.

Tickets for Asian Games' Opening Ceremony sold out
The tickets for the 16th Asian Games opening ceremony are now sold out after the ticketing office received 16000 pre-orders for only 5000 tickets available. A lucky draw will be held in September to determine who shall actually get the tickets. As for the closing ceremony, only 4,000 tickets have been booked. High prices may explain the low public response. Ticket for the opening and closing ceremonies were put on sale from July 26th to August 15th.

(photo from gov.cn)

Public Organization Adjust Working Time for Asian Games
Guangzhou has announced new proposals for regulating traffic during the upcoming Guangzhou Asian Games. The odd-or-even license plate number limitation shall be implemented from October 12th to December 21st, between 7 AM and 10 PM. The exclusive lanes for official Asian Games vehicles will be open between 6 AM and 11 PM. In addition, to ease pressure from the road network, party and government organizations, public associations and state-own companies will adjust their working time by 30 minutes. This proposal is open for debate until August 30th.


SARFT Gives Asian Games 1000 Portable TVs
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, yesterday (18th) gave to GAGOC 1,000 portable TVs, and a ceremony was obviously held to mark the occasion. These portable TVs operate on a CMMB platform, i.e. the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting. During the Guangzhou Asian Games, people will then be able to watch the sports events with these TVs or on their mobile phones.