The 8th National University Games Promotion Conference was held at the Guangdong Guest House on April 10th. It has been learned from the conference that 14,000 volunteers would provide service during the Games at airports, stadiums and other places. Most of the volunteers will be students from the Higher Education Mega Center.

The 8th National University Games will occur from July 16 to 26. All events (except Cross-Country Orienteering) will be held in the Higher Education Mega Center.

The Guangdong provincial government has invested RMB 1.4 billion to build a Swimming Pool, 10 comprehensive stadiums and 10 standard track & field stadiums at the 10 universities of the Center and one 40,000 seat stadium in the central area of the Center. All of the venues will be completed by April 2007.

Editor: Donald