On January 14, 2001 (December 20, 2000, the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee announced its image ambassador for the Olympic bid. On January 14, 2001, the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee announced that it would hire Deng Yaping, Gong Li, Yang Lan and Sang Lan as image ambassadors for Beijing's Olympic bid. Previously, the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee hired Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan as the image ambassador for Beijing's Olympic bid.