(B) Billions of dollars are being spent on improving Beijing's environment as part of the city's bid to win the 2008 Olympic Games.
Officials say the campaign will focus on cleaning the air, improving sewerage and minimising industrial pollution.
Workers have already started planting trees as other areas of environmental concern are being addressed.
Officials also say the campaign will be good for the country on the whole, regardless of its impact on China's Olympic bid.
SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)
"The first important task for Beijing is to reform the energy structure, reusing the pollution caused by coal burning."
SUPERCAPTION: Wang Guangtao, Vice Mayor, City Construction and Environmental Department
SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)
"Planting more trees will guarantee cleaner air for our city."
SUPERCAPTION: Voxpop
SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)
"We should guarantee good air quality during the Olympics. And even after the Olympics, the air quality will still be good or even better. That's our basic goal."
SUPERCAPTION: Yu Xiaouan, Director of Environment Division of Beijing's Olympic Bid
Summer Olympic games , Environment , Municipal governments , Pollution , Air quality , Industrial pollution , Environment and nature , Environmental concerns , Olympic games , Events , Local governments , Government and politics , Sports
Locations:
Beijing , China , Greater China , East Asia , Asia
