Beijing Olympics

The Beijing Olympics finally started. China, the host country has had a bit too many problems such as when some agricultural chemicals were found in Gyozas (Chinese Ravioli) exported to Japan and it made some people seriously, the Tibet issue, etc., which might have affected the opening of the Olympics, but at least when you think about those athletes who have been working hard to be there, it is good to see it finally started.

This time, because it is held in Beijing, China, our neighbouring country, we only have 1 hour difference and can watch games live on TV. Having our summer holiday at the same time as this, our staff can all cheer for the participants from our country.

One thing worries me though: the air pollution in Beijing. I heard that in the city, to improve the air purity for the Beijing Olympics and the Paralympics, they made a rule that for 2 month from the 20th last month, that only cars which have a licence plate ending with odd numbers can be driven on the odd days and with even numbers on even days. On a TV news broadcasting a special programme this week, they were checking the effect using white gauze before and after the odd & even rule and yes, we could clearly seen it has been effective. However the air pollution was not only from the heavy car fumes but also from gas emissions from industrial plants and the ones in the city stopped operating in time for the games, so thanks to these measures it seems to be getting there. But once the Olympics are over, everything is going back to normal – the traffic rules will be a thing of the past and the industrial plants start operating. I feel sorry for the people in Beijing who have to live with breathing that air everyday.

Whenever watching a Marathon, I always wonder if the top runner has a problem breathing exhaust fumes from the motorbikes or pilot cars. I personally have no experience in running (you know, I am not that good to be in one of the races which are going to require pilot vehicles…), so I cannot even imagine what it is like. Please send me a comment if you have been in one! Checking on the internet, I found that they used a “HydroGen1”, GM’s fuel-cell electric vehicles as pilot cars. They run with hydrogen-fuel cells and water vapour. I wonder what sort of cars are going to be used this time. I expect that to advertise domestic products to the world, they might be using Made-in-China vehicles for the role. I personally want to pay attention to a lot of different things as well as just watching the games at this Olympics.


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