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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">January 17, 2007 <i>(9:15 a.m. EST)</i><br>
No. 9</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">MINISTER EMERSON AND PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY MOORE
MEET WITH CHINESE SPORT MINISTER AND VISIT 2008 OLYMPIC
GAMES SITE</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the
Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, today met with Mr. Liu Peng,
China’s Minister of the General Administration of Sport, President of the Chinese
Olympic Committee, and Executive President of the Beijing Olympic Games Organizing
Committee. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">“Hosting the Games is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. As back-to-back hosts,
Canada and China will have many opportunities to share experiences and to increase
business, investment, and tourism between our two countries,” said Minister Emerson.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The two ministers discussed opportunities for Canada and China to work together and
for promoting the 2010 Games in China. James Moore, Parliamentary Secretary for the
Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics and Member of Parliament (Port
Moody–Westwood–Port Coquitlam), also attended the meeting. Yesterday, Minister
Emerson and Mr. Moore also had an opportunity to tour some of the venues that will be
used for the 2008 Olympic and the Paralympic Summer Games, including the National
Stadium, which will be the location for the 2008 opening and closing ceremonies. Mr.
Moore also visited the Beijing Exhibition Planning Hall, where the B.C.–Canada Pavilion
will be located.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">“We have chosen a great location in the heart of Beijing for the B.C.–Canada Pavilion,
which will be a great showcase for Canadian business, culture, and sportsmanship,”
said Mr. Moore.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Minister Emerson and Mr. Moore are in Beijing as part of a week-long trip to China,
which includes stops in Hong Kong and Shanghai.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">For more information on the Minister’s tour, please visit
</span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221094604/http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/china/menu-en.asp"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/china/menu-en.asp</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">For further information, media representatives may contact:</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">Media Relations Office<br>
Canadian Heritage<br>
819-994-9101</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">Zhang Chaofeng<br>
Canadian Embassy in Beijing<br>
86-10-6532-3536, ext. 3267<br>
</span></span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221094604/mailto:chaofeng.zhang@international.gc.ca"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">chaofeng.zhang@international.gc.ca</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p>
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