18 June 2008
Lhasa to re-open to foreign tourists soon
(Xinhua) Lhasa, will soon re-open to foreign tourists, with the date to be announced after the Tibet leg of the Olympic torch relay on 21 June, local officials told reporters. Lhasa earlier re-opened to Chinese tour groups and would resume accepting foreign tourists "very soon", said vice mayor Chen Zhichang. The re-opening date would be officially announced when the Tibet leg of the Olympic torch relay ended, said Jiang Ga, director of the Lhasa tourism bureau. However, neither official said whether other parts of Tibet would be re-opened to foreign travellers at the same time.