Address and Telephone	Athletes Supported
Special Olympics East Asia 901, Tower E3, The Towers, Oriental Plaza, No.1 East Chang An Avenue, Dong Cheng District, Beijing, China 100738 + 86-10-8518-8500, ext 3917 + 86-10-8518-8497 (Fax) www.specialolympicseastasia.org	774,929
Contact Information	Programs
Anna Chan, Managing Director achan@specialolympics.org Charlie Chang, Sports Director cchang@specialolympics.org Daisy Cao, Organizational Development Director dcao@specialolympics Annie Yang,  Public Relations Senior Manager ayang@specialolympics.org	China Chinese-Taipei Hong Kong Korea Macau

Description

Special Olympics East Asia is composed of 5 accredited Programs: Special Olympics China, Special Olympics Chinese Taipei, Special Olympics Hong Kong, Special Olympics Korea and Special Olympics Macau. The total number of athletes in the region reached 774,929 according to 2007 census, an increase of 17.4% over the previous year of 660,014. In 2007, the 12th Special Olympics World Summer Games was held in Shanghai, China, with active participation of approximately 1600 athletes from the region.

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans visits with Special Olympics Athletes in Beijing