Asiad volunteer drive to begin

GUANGZHOU: Large-scale recruitment of volunteers for the 16th Asian Games and the 10th Asian Games for the Disabled will officially begin next week, an official from the Games' organizing committee said yesterday.

As many as 60,000 and 30,000 volunteers will serve at the Asiad and the Games for the disabled next year, Wang Huanqing, director of the organizing committee's volunteer department, said.

"In terms of volunteering work, Beijing has shown us a good example of using social assistance at the Beijing Olympic Games. And now we are calling the public to actively participate in the volunteer services for the forthcoming Asian Games next year," Wang said.