The Vice Mayor of Beijing Mr. Chen expressed that Beijing Olympic venues, including the "Bird’s Nest" and "Water Cube" will be opened for public as they appeared during the Olympic Games in National Day Holiday, .
Plans were being drawn up for the continued use of the Olympic facilities, 70% of the Olympic village flats had been sold before the Games, and the buyers could move the next year.
The National Convention Center, which served as the venue for fencing, the International Broadcast Center and the Main Press Center, would be remodeled for conference and exhibition use by later next year.
