A sign board reads "Olympic village" is pictured beside apartment buildings in the Olympic complex, July, 15, 2008.
(CRI 2008-07-20 13:05:37)-- The Olympic village for the coming Beijing Games partially" title="ad.部分地;局部地">partially opens on Sunday to vehicles with Olympic permits, China Central Television's report says.
The Olympic village, set to provide accommodation" title="n.供应;调解;贷款">accommodation and leisure" title="n.空闲;悠闲;安定">leisure infrastructure to 16,000 Olympic competitors, is inaccessible" title="a.达不到的,难接近的">inaccessible to vehicles without permits at present as all pathways to the complex being blockaded.
As to the traffic service for the Olympic village, regular buses are scheduled for each hour from the Main Press Center (MPC) and the International Broadcast Center (IBC) to the village between 7:50 am - 8:50 pm after its official opening on July 27. And more buses will be running every half hour during the rush hour of the Games.
Up till now, volunteers serving the Olympic village are ready in their positions.