11月1日至6日，北京的大半公車都要閉門休息。屆時，“中非合作論壇北京峰會”將在北京舉行，因為非洲國家領導人的駐地分散、涉及面廣、行車路線長，為保證會議期間車流暢通無阻，根據有關規定，中央單位公車的50％和北京市屬單位、外省市駐京機構公車的80％將暫時封存，不得上路。各在京單位將實施錯峰上下班，中小學校還將在部分時間提前放學。北京市政府號召市民顧全大局，峰會期間盡量減少私車出行，提倡乘坐公交車或騎自行車上下班、外出。

Vehicles are seen during evening traffic along a major thoroughfare in Beijing October 18, 2006. [Reuters] More than half the government cars in Beijing will be banned from streets between November 1 and 6 to ensure traffic flows smoothly during the four-day China-Africa Co-operation Forum summit. Schedules for work units, schools and department stores will also be adjusted to avoid flooding the roads, authorities said Wednesday in a televised conference. Addressing the importance of road safety during the summit, the traffic watchdog said that African leaders would be staying in several hotels throughout in the city, and may need to travel long distances for some activities. Specifically, the plan stipulates that half of the vehicles owned by work units of the State and Party institutions, or military forces and their affiliated enterprises, will be banned from the streets during those six days. Also banned will be 80 per cent of government vehicles from every suburb and county in Beijing Municipality, and from the Beijing offices of every other province and municipality. For privately-owned and company cars, drivers are recommended to avoid major routes likely to be used by foreign guests during the summit. Those routes include Chang'an Avenue, the east and west second ring roads, and the airport expressway. Taxis without passengers are strictly banned from entering Chang'an Avenue, the east and west Second Ring Roads, Sanlihe Street, the roads to the east and west of Tian'anmen Square, and the road to the west of the Great Hall of the People. All drivers are also encouraged to avoid the main airport expressway, instead using the northern road that also links the airport to the city. (China Daily)

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China-Africa Co-operation Forum: 中非合作論壇 summit : 峰會 affiliated enterprises: 附屬企業 （英語點津陳蓓編輯）