The Press Center for the Coverage of Events Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China will be established at the Media Center Hotel (11 Yi, Fuxing Road, Xicheng District, Beijing). The Press Center, to be open on September 22, will issue Media Pass and facilitate the reporting work of Chinese and foreign journalists.

Interested foreign journalists based in Hong Kong SAR are kindly requested to both submit applications to the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong and make online registrations at: http://foreignjournalists.fmprc.gov.cn/Foreignjournalists/.

These journalists need to fill in the Media Application Form and the Equipment Declaration Form (Foreign journalists who carry equipment must fill in the Form upon entry), have them signed and sealed by the person in charge of relevant organizations, and send to the Commissioner's Office (42, Kennedy Road, Hong Kong) together with the copy of journalist identification documents or valid ID card/passport. Please call 00852-21066169 for enquiries.

The time for online registration is August 3-23. The coverage arrangements for major events will be updated at the website http://ipc.fmprc.gov.cn.

                                                                    Office of the Commissioner

                                                                    of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China

                                                                    in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region