BOCOG official reiterates scalping unlawful in China

A Beijing Olympics official said Tuesday that scalping is prohibited by the Chinese law and the organizing committee of the Beijing Olympic Games has adopted a series of measures to fight scalping. Wang Wei, vice executive president and secretary general of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games (BOCOG), said at a press conference that to fight scalping, the BOCOG has adopted many measures, including the real name policy for buying tickets of the opening and closing ce ...
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