7 Million tickets on sale for Beijing Olympics

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The organizing committee of the Olympics has announced today that as from mid 2007 there will be 7 million tickets on sale at very low prices.

"We intend to keep the prices low to give the Chinese people an opportunity to attend the Games," says chairman of the committee, Liu Qi. "Only the tickets for the opening and closing ceremony will be more expensive."