1.What are the starting and ending dates and the channel for the enrollment of volunteers for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as overseas?

A: Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots as well as overseas Chinese and foreigners can enroll for volunteers at the published web-sites of respective centers for enrollment from March 2007 to March 2008:

The web-site for the enrollment of HK volunteers: www.hab.gov.hk

The web-site for the enrollment of Macao volunteers: www.sport.gov.mo

The web-site for the enrollment of Taiwan volunteers: www.bjtx.org

The web-site for the enrollment of overseas Chinese volunteers: www.bjqb.gov.cn

The web-site for the enrollment of foreign volunteers: www.ebeijing.gov.cn

For detailed information, please refer to the BOCOG's official web-site.

2. How can applicants for Beijing 2008 Olympic volunteers in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as overseas areas get the consulting they want?

A: Applicants for Beijing 2008 Olympic volunteers in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as overseas areas can dial the hotline 0086-10-12308 to the Olympic Call Center for the relevant consulting (which offers 24-hour Chinese and English service).

3. How many volunteers does the BOCOG plan to recruit from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as overseas? Is it likely that more volunteers will be recruited from certain countries or areas?

A: The BOCOG will finally decide the number of volunteers from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as overseas according to the actual conditions of enrollment and the needs for volunteers to serve the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

4. Is it necessary for the applicants from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas applicants who have already got enrolled in Beijing or other provinces (or autonomous regions and municipalities) to re-enroll?

A: Those applicants who have already got enrolled are not required to repeat their enrollment for the qualifications for the enrollment are valid.

5. Is there any requirement on the attainments of the standard spoken Chinese for Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan applicants and overseas applicants for Beijing 2008 volunteers? And to what level should they strive to reach?

A: The applicants with the Chinese language as their mother tongue should have the basic ability to communicate in a given foreign language, while the applicants whose mother tongue is not the Chinese language should have the fundamental ability to communicate in the Chinese language. That is to say, they can carry out basic conversations in Chinese. The language proficiency level of the applicants varies with their posts.