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BEIJING STAND ON CEREMONY FOR 2008

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The successful bid to stage the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games will be selected next month, organisers have said.

Proposals for the spectacular to launch ChinaC-s first ever Games have flooded in, with the likes of Steven Spielberg and Chinese film directors Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige all submitting ideas.

Around 395 have been received, according to reports in China C1 just 10 of which actually came from within the host nation.

However, even once the proposal has been selected, the plans will be kept a closely guarded secret until the start of the Games themselves.