Wall-to-Wall Meetings Leave Mayor with No Time for a Swim ... Or the Wall ; Beijing Visit

Evening Standard - London › April 11, 2006

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THE MAYOR will not be visiting the Great Wall of China.

Despite assurances from trip organisers Think London, the capital's inward investment agency, Ken's schedule is said to be too packed to make the sixhour round trip to one of the world's greatest sights. Ken said he was disappointed but his role was to boost trade, not come as a tourist. In fact, yesterday was so busy the Mayor had to do without his daily swim.

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Wall-to-Wall Meetings Leave Mayor with No Time for a Swim ... Or the Wall ; Beijing Visit

"He has wall-to-wall meetings," added his spokesman without spotting the irony....

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