Recently, Liu Jingmin, Beijing Municipal Vice-mayor, and the Executive Vice-chairman of BOCOG said in a statement that the preparation work for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in 2007 has entered into a decisive period. There will be six focuses during the year. First, in terms of venue construction, all gymnasiums for competition and training must be basically finished at the end of 2007 and undergo trial contest. Second, in terms of trial contest, all facilities, technological equipment of the stadium and the operational situation of the software system will be tested as well as the operational mechanisms of the 2008 Olympics. Third, the operational mechanisms of the 2008 Olympics will gradually take shape in 2007. Fourth, the preparation work of the opening and closing ceremonies. Fifth, the preparation work of large-scale cultural activities like torch relay will enter into a crucial phase. Basic information about the torch like the image of the torch, the clothes of the torch holders and the route of the torch relay will be determined this year. Sixth, the recruitment of Olympic volunteers, which the Chinese people feel greatly concerned about.