(BEIJING, May 24) -- The route of the torch relay for the Beijing Paralympic Games will be made public in the second half of 2007, Xinhua News Agency quoted Zhang Qiuping, director of BOCOG Paralympic Games Department as saying on Thursday.

The route will be different from the torch relay route of the Beijing Olympic Games and the relay will be held after the Olympics, Zhang said.

The preparatory work for the Paralympics is under way and the plans for Paralympic marketing and torch relay are being drawn, he added.

The Beijing Olympic Games will be held from August 8-24, 2008 and the Paralympics from September 6-17, 2008.