Bibles for 2008 Olympic hotels
09/03/2007 11:32  - (SA)  

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Beijing - Hotel rooms in Beijing may be getting Bibles to accommodate foreign visitors to the 2008 Olympics.

Liu Bainian, vice-president of the China Patriotic Catholic Association, said his group was willing to gather Bibles to place in hotel rooms, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.

The Beijing Olympics is expected to attract between 500 000 and 550 000 tourists, according to the city's tourist office.

Beijing has about 700 star-rated hotels with that number expected to reach 800 for the Games, which open August 8, 2008.

China's communist government strictly monitors religious practices and allows worship only in churches, mosques and temples run by state-monitored religious groups.

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