Tickets for the 2008 Olympics will go on sale next month, but the buyers of tickets for some hot events will have to be decided by random draw, organizers said.

Chinese nationals and foreigners residing in China can now register to book tickets online after the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) launched the official ticketing website (www.tickets.beijing2008.cn/) on Thursday.

BOCOG released full details on ticket prices on the site and said ticket sales would be in three phases starting from April 2007.

The most expensive tickets will be for the opening ceremony on the evening of Aug. 8, which will cost 5,000 yuan (646 US dollars). The cheapest tickets for that event will be 200 yuan (25.8 US dollars).

Ticket prices for the closing ceremony will range from 150 yuan(19.4 US dollars) to 3,000 yuan (388 US dollars).

Tickets to competition events will cost from 30-1,000 yuan (3.88-129.3 US dollars), with the men's basketball final the highest priced.

BOCOG said last year that more than seven million tickets will be available for sale, with at least half to go to local fans and 58 percent of all the tickets would cost 100 yuan (12.75 US dollars) or less, in line with efforts to make the Olympics affordable to average Chinese citizens.

中国公民和在中国居住的外籍人士可于周四后在北京组委会(BOCOG) 的官方售票网点(www.tickets.beijing2008.cn/)网上订票。 奥组委于网上公布了票价的全部详情,并表示售票将分三个阶段从2007年4月开始 . 最贵的票价来自8月8日晚上的开幕式，价格是5，000元人民币(646美元). 开幕式最便宜的票价是200元(25.8美元). 闭幕式的票价从150元(19.4美元)到3,000元(388美元). 竞赛项目的门票价格将从30到1,000元(3.88到129.3美元),票价最高的是男子篮球决赛. 奥组委去年说将会发售超过七百万张门票,为使大众中国居民可以观赏奥运会，至少有一半门票是为中国观众准备的,而且58%门票价格将不会超过100元（12.75美元）。