Beijing urges private sector to help build venues for 2022 Games

Beijing's local government is encouraging private sector to participate in the construction and operation of snow venues for Winter Olympics, government officials said in a recent news conference.

To prepare for the 2022 Games, Beijing plans to build a snow sport center with topnotch facilities, as well as Olympics and media villages in Yanqing district.

According to Cheng Daqing, director of the Development and Reform Commission of Yanqing district, the running of snow venues and the construction of Olympics venues and media villages will adopt a public-private partnership (PPP) mode and welcome capital from the private sector.