Peking: The preparations for the Olympics complicate the repair of the Czech embassy

Havlíčkův Brod - The reconstruction of the Czech embassy in Beijing is complicated by the preparations for the summer Olympic Games. The contract for the establishment of a new consular department for approximately 20 million crowns is to be completed by the Havlíčkův Brod company Ross Holding in July, just before the start of the Games.
    Freight transport in the entire city is already very limited, and the supply of construction materials can only be carried out at night, making it difficult to obtain fresh concrete, as Olympic-related constructions are given priority, described the situation today to ČTK the media representative of the Brod company Zdena Stryková. Ross has four months to carry out the work. Despite the challenging conditions, it plans to finish on time.
    The Olympics will start on August 8. Chinese authorities have already initiated a large-scale action aimed at improving the environment. Heavy industrial enterprises, which most heavily pollute the air around Beijing, will stop or limit production, large constructions will be halted, and a ban on smoking in public spaces will come into effect. Security measures are significantly tightening at airports, on trains, and in the subway.