Olympic Games

• Time – 8th August to 24th August
• Cities of events
  – Beijing , Qingdao , Hong Kong
  – Tianjin , Shenyang, Shanghai, Qinhuangdao ( Only football match )
• Open day of Olympic village – 27th July

Paralympics

• Time – 6th September to 17th September
• Cities of events – Beijing , Qingdao , Hong Kong
• Open day of Paralympics village – 30th August

 

Rules pertains to Beijing city transportation restriction in Olympic Games & Paralympics was just published on 20th June:

• Beijing city zoning control
• Vehicle flow control
• Aviation security and customs control

 

• Traffic control measures will be applied to ALL Beijing city administrative zones during Olympic Games from 20th July to 27th August
• The control area would be further narrow down running between city center to the "5th city ring" during the Paralympics from 28th August to 20th September

 

• From 20th July til 20th September, normal vehicles can only access control zones on alternate day in accordance to the last digit ( odd or even number ) of the vehicle license number.
• The following vehicle types are exempted however:
  1. Vehicles with diplomatic nature
  2. Public bus and taxi
  3. China Post / EMS vehicles
  4. Approved vehicles with "green permit"
• Vehicles in "yellow label" will not be allowed to operate in the control zones from 1st July to 20th September
• Trucks and lorries are only allowed to enter into control zones between mid-night to 6am
• Trucks with no Beijing registered license ( ie. those outside Beijing ) are not allowed to enter into Beijing from 1st July to 20th September

 

• Very strict control by Security Inspection Bureau:
  1. 100% on-line screening of inbound started from 23rd June
  2. 100% inspections on all outbound chemical shipments
  3. Open-box inspection on these categories: flags, propaganda banners, maps, audio/video matters, educational matters, printed matters, tourist souvenirs, toys, fake branded fashions/shoes/hats, electronic products, jewellery and watches
• Customs hold and conduct detailed inspection on all consignments if there are discrepancies between physical freight and information on papers
• With the opening of new passenger Terminal 3 at Beijing and more time to process inspections, cargo terminal lodgment time has been prolonged
• From 20th June, most airlines stop accepting commodities in liquid natures
• China EMS do not accept shipments in the forms of liquid, powdery and cream/lotion
• Non-Dangerous chemical have to go through very strict inspection supported by certificates

 

• TNT fleet is licensed with "green permit"
• TNT have added backup vehicles to cater for odd/even number control
• TNT have re-adjusted the pick-up and delivery route plan
• TNT work closely with our trading partner China EMS in supplementing the delivery capabilities
• TNT have made special deals with major subcontractors to leverage their capacities
• We have enhance network capabilities to link Beijing with other provinces ( eg Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Qingdao, Dalian, Shenyang etc )
• Additional airline space allotments with major airlines are concluded
• TNT facilities at Shanghai Pudong, Hong Kong, Qingdao and Dalian are backup export platforms for Beijing
• Additional manpower are recruited while staff are eager to postpone their annual leaves
• X-ray machine is installed at TNT Beijing gateway to speed up on-site inspection process
• TNT have weekly meeting with customs/security to constantly stay on top of the changing measures