近日，第十届“京港经济合作研讨洽谈会”新闻发布会在北京国际饭店举行。北京市人民政府副秘书长王晓明表示，此届洽谈会注重发挥奥运效应，北京、香港将共同探讨奥运项目，奥运旅游业以及奥运相关产品等议题。两地更加紧密的合作势必让2008年奥运会更加精彩纷呈。

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"2008 Olympics" will be the keynote of the tenth Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium¹.

According to Wang Xiaoming, deputy secretary-general of the Beijing municipal government, the major theme of the symposium will be the update on the preparations of the Beijing Olympic Games. And he also mentioned that the equestrian² events are to be held in Hong Kong, which would provoke great enthusiasm among Hong Kong people.

Expected to be held in Hong Kong in mid-November, the symposium will cover a large range of issues, including Olympic exhibition and promotion³ activities, display of licensed⁴ Olympic products, consulting services on Olympic-related laws and regulations, Olympic marketing⁵, cultural activities, volunteer recruitment, ticketing, as well as the handout⁶ of Olympic publications.

Besides, in order to grasp the Olympic chance, and to develop Beijing HK economy, the symposium would put the discussion concerning logistics and tourism on its schedule. Agreements concerning the promotion of sales of tourist products are expected to be signed on the symposium. Through close cooperation, the two sides can complement⁷ each other, achieve mutual⁸ development, and provide first-class service to the world in 2008.

Vocabulary :

Cooperation Symposium： 合作研讨会

municipal ：市政的，市立的，地方自治的

equestrian events：马术比赛

licensed Olympic products：奥运会特许商品