Beijing 2008 Olympic Games tickets: Updated：2008-04-23 Sample ticket for Olympic opening ceremony Photo Gallery>> Sample ticket for Olympic closing ceremony (BEIJING, April 23) -- Rong Jun, deputy director of the BOCOG Ticketing Center, revealed Wednesday the details of the third and final phase of Olympic ticket sales. These ticketscan be kept as collectibles, as they will be designed with the Olympic"lucky clouds" emblem, representing harmony between Chinese artistryand the Olympic spirit. A BOCOG staff member shows the sample tickets. Plans for Olympic ticket designs began as early as 2006. Guided by the requirements of the entire image and lookof the Beijing Olympic Games, creators have carried out the concepts of"High-tech Olympics," "People's Olympics," and "Green Olympics," tocome up with motifs. During the entire process, BOCOG continued torespectively follow guidelines on the tickets' specifications andcontents set forth by the International Olympic Committee. The sample tickets Withcontinued innovation, tickets have become information-richer and moredistinguishable for Olympic fans. In order to come up with the finalproduct, every aspect of ticket design and composition, including paperand ink, underwent serious scrutiny by creative experts. The result: anefficient ticket design full of unique Olympic flavor. A sample ticket Atthe press conference, BOCOG also revealed a sample ticket for theopening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Fantastic images of the "Bird'sNest" and "lucky clouds" are creatively printed on a bed of red andyellow, fully embodying the energetic and elevated atmosphere of theopening ceremony. Sample ticket for sports competitions BOCOGplacated concerns about counterfeit tickets, saying that many anti-fakemeasures, including the application of multiple electronic and physicaltechnologies were used to eliminate fake tickets, speed up ticketidentification and avoid large scale speculative and profit-takingcases, thus protecting the interests of ticket buyers. Sample ticket for accredited personnel