The Beijing Olympic Media Center serves as an important window for BOCOG and the Beijing municipal government to release information and a bridge linking Beijing with news media at home and abroad.

The center is responsible for providing a "one-stop service" for Chinese and overseas journalists covering Beijing and the preparatory work for the Beijing Olympic Games; accepting applications from foreign journalists planning to make temporary trips to Beijing to cover the Olympic Games and their preparatory work; holding the regular press conference at 3:00 p.m. every Wednesday (except for public holidays) as well as unscheduled press briefings; giving information about Olympic preparations and handing out publicity materials; and organizing regular press tours, news coverage and social gatherings.

The center has a press conference hall, interview rooms and a media gallery, plus a work room at Room 516 of Beijing Olympic Tower's affiliated building.

The center is located in Building B, Huabei Hotel, 19 Gulouwaidajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing.

For further information, please dial

24-hour service line: 86-10-62362008 Fax: 86-10-62042008