It will take elevator passengers just 30 seconds to be flung to the top of new wing of the 73-story China World Trade Center, Beijing's tallest building which is due to be completed in 2009.

The elevator will lift passengers at 10 meters per second and will be the fastest in China, according to a contract signed between the China World Trade Center Group and Schindler (China) Elevator and Escalator Co. Ltd. here on Thursday.

The third phase of the China World Trade Center will be 330 meters tall, doubling the height of the existing Beijing World Trade Center. The landmark building is on the north side of the Chang'an Avenue, Beijing's main street just inside the city's third ring road.

A manager with Schindler China, said that the elevator's acceleration will be adjustable by computer so people won't get queasy stomachs. Currently the world's fastest elevator rises at 16 meters per second.