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 Sergeant Anna Christiansen from the New South Wales police, touches a screen while working in the main operation room at Sydney's Olympic Park in Homebush Bay August 30, 2000. The room monitors people flow, security, traffic and public information services using more than 300 security cameras situated throughout the Homebush Bay area, claimed to be the largest peace-time operation ever undertaken in the world. The entire area will be locked down by the police and Australian Defence Force on Friday, two weeks before the start of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games on September 15. Visitors to the area will be restricted and must pass through a strict security check.
A Chinese visitor searches for information about British education on a computer set up by the British Embassy at the Beijing International Book Fair August 30, 2000. The fair features interaction between the internet and the traditional publication industry, and about 900 exhibitors from 42 countries and regions are participating. — Reuters photos |
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