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根据以下材料，回答题Thecostofstagingtheyear2000OlympicsinSydneyisestimatedtobeastaggering$960million,but61)thecityispreparingtoreapthefinancialbenefitsthatcomefromholdingsuch
anintemationaleventbyequalingthecommercialsuccessofLosAngeles,theonlycityyettohavemadeademonstrableprofitfromtheGamesin1984.Atprecisely4:20a.m.onFridaythe
24thofSeptember1993,itwasannouncedthatSydneyhadbeatenfiveothercompetingcitiesaroundtheworld,andAustralianseverywhere,notonlySydneysiders,werejustifiablyproud
oftheresult.62)But,ifSydneyhadlostthebid,wouldthetaxpayersofNewSouthWalesandofAustraliahaveapprovedofgovernmentsspendingmillionsofdollarsinafailedandcostly
exercise?
TheremayhavebeenSomeconSolationinthefactthatthebidcamein$lmillionbelowtherevisedbudgetand$5millionbelowtheoriginalbudgetof$29millionformulatedinmid-1991.However,thefinalcostwastheconsiderablesumof$24million,thebulkofwhichwaspaidforbycorporateandcommunitycontributions,merchandising,licensing,andtheproceedsof
lotteries,withtheNSWGovernment,whichhadoriginallybeenwillingtospendupto$10million,con-tributingSome$2million.63)TheFederalGovernment'sgrantof$5millionmeant,ineffect,thattheSydneybidwasfinancedbyeveryAustraliantaxpayer.
Priortotheannouncementofthewinningcity,therewasconsiderabledebateaboutthewisdomoftakingfinancialrisksofthiskindatatimeofeconomicrecession.64)Othersarguedthat70%
ofthefacilitieswerealreadyinplace,andallwereongovernment-ownedland,removingSomepoten-tialareasofconflictwhichtroubledpreviousOlympicbidders.TheformerNSWPremier,Mr.NickGreiner,wentonrecordassayingthattheadvantageofhavingtheGames..."isnotthatyouaregoing
tohave$7.4billioninextragrossdomesticproductoverthenext14years."65)Ithinktherealpointisthepsychologicalchange,thegainingofconfidence,apartfromtheothermoreob-viousreaSons,suchasthebuildingofsportingfacilities,tourism,andthingsofthatnature.
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