Secretary General of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Horst G. Schreiber, arrived in Beijing to assess the city's capabilities to host the 2008 Olympic Games Tuesday.
　　
His trip was the 25th inspection tour representatives of the International Sports Federation (ISF) made to Beijing over the past two months. According to IOC requirements. The candidate cities to host the 2008 Olympic Games have to present letters of confirmation from the 28 ISFs together with their Master Plans to the IOC for election of the host city.
　　
So far, officials from 25 of the 28 ISFs have already visited Beijing. Twenty representatives of the ISF have sent their letters of confirmation to Beijing, saying that the city has satisfied the requirements for hosting the Olympic competitions within their jurisdictions.
　　
Since the International Football Federation (IFF) and the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will not send representatives to inspect Beijing, the only federation that is yet to make an on-site inspection in Beijing is the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).
　　
Schreiber, a registered lawyer from Germany, is a senior official of the ISSF. He has been the secretary general of the ISSF since 1980. Since the headquarters of the ISSF is located in Germany, he is responsible for the daily operations of the organization.
　　
During his trip to Beijing, he will inspect the shooting range and other facilities and infrastructures in Beijing. This is the second time he has visited the city.

(Beijing-2008 12/20/2000)