China to hold online contest on Olympics-related laws, regulations

由司法部、国务院新闻办等五部门联合主办的“百家网站奥运相关法律法规知识竞赛”活动将于八月底拉开帷幕。此项活动是为推进中国与奥运接轨、弘扬奥运文化而举办的，活动时间将持续到九月底。获奖者将会得到相关证书和奖金奖励。

An online contest on the knowledge of Olympics-related laws and regulations, joined by 100 Chinese websites, will be held from late August to late September this year, according to the Ministry¹ of Justice.

The contest mainly aims to promote the public's acquaintance with regulations dedicated² to protect the Olympics-related IPR (Intellectual Property Right) and patents as well as other Olympic conventions, so as to ensure a sound environment for the big sports event to be held in Beijing next summer, the ministry said.

The involved websites, including famous domestic portals like People's Daily Online, Youth. CN, China Economy Net and Xinhuanet.com, will give online test questions with multiple choices and calculate results of each examinees, it said.

The winners will be awarded bonuses and certificates, it added.

The contest will be co-sponsored by the ministry, Information Office of the State Council, General Administration of Sport, Beijing organizing committee for the Olympics and national law promotion³ office.

Vocabulary:

Ministry of Justice：司法部

IPR (Intellectual Property Right): 知识产权

portals：门户网站