The Phase II sale of the Olympic tickets is expected to start in the second half of October and those customers who did not clear their payment for the Phase I tickets before the deadline, can not take part in the purchase of Phase II tickets, said Rong Jun, director of BOCOG Ticketing Center on Sunday.

At the moment, the deadline for Phase I payment collection has not been set yet. To ensure the rights of the applicants, BOCOG (Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad) will set the date according to the circumstances. "Anyway, the deadline cannot be postponed indefinitely, as the follow-up work cannot be affected," he stressed.

BOCOG will give the public an opportunity to call hotline 010-952008 to check their draw and payment results so that they can complete their payment on time.

(BOCOG September 24, 2007)