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BEIJING—Chinese officials expect an employment boom
after the Olympics primarily because of the sports
infrastructure and other structures they have built for
the Games’ 29th edition.
Initially, Chinese officials have pegged their need for
500,000 trained hotel staff by 2010 to serve the
millions of foreign tourists they expect to pour in as a
result of the Olympic hosting success.
These
tourists, officials of the Beijing Foreign Enterprises
Services Co. Ltd. (Fesco) told local reporters, will be
in town for sightseeing and international conferences.
At the
center of the tourists’ sightseeing tours would be the
National Stadium or the Bird’s Nest and the aquatics
center Water Cube, both modern architectural wonders.
Also on
the list would be 10,000 sports- management
professionals and 7,000 trainers who would be needed to
meet the Chinese public’s renewed interest in sports and
physical fitness.
There is
also an expected need for sports events brokers,
personal trainers, experienced tour guides and tourism
marketing professionals.
“The
Olympic Games has stimulated local interest in sports,
as well as it made China a popular destination for the
next two to three years,” said Li Yuguang, Fesco’s
assistant general manager and director for recruitment.
But
demand for other sectors is expected to decrease,
especially for media and telecommunications
professionals, as well as for construction security and
service-sector workers, which is foreseen to last two to
three years.
Because
of the Games, Fesco said the quality and quantity of
local media and telecommunications professionals was
enhanced, thus the expected slump in these sectors.
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