Beijing - Beijing authorities have received 77 applications for demonstrations since August 1, a spokesperson with the municipal public security bureau was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying on Monday.

But none of the applications materialized into protests, according to the report.

Under pressure to hold an Olympics of international standard,

China had set tough conditions including a minimum notice of five days for any group wanting to protest at three designated parks during the Beijing Olympics.

Chinese applicants must visit city police in person and provide them with their identity details as well as the purpose, time and route of the protest, copies of posters and slogans to be used, the estimated number of participants and the use of any equipment, according to the guidelines.

Xinhua said 74 of the applications were withdrawn because the problems those applicants wanted to protest were properly addressed by relevant authorities.

Two applications were suspended because their procedures were incomplete, Xinhua cited a police spokesperson saying. In one of the cases, protestors wanted to take children to the demonstration, which is against China's law, the report said.

Another application has been vetoed by the public security authority because it is in violation of China's law on demonstrations and protests, the spokesperson said without elaborating.

The applications involved 149 people, including three people from overseas.

Most of the applicants applied to protest in public for issues like labor disputes, medical disputes or inadequate welfare, the spokesperson said.

Several protests by the New York-based Students for a Free Tibet have been held near Olympic venues as well as on Tiananmen Square and other public places in Beijing.

A Chinese man disgruntled about a domestic issue also spread fliers on Tiananmen Square but was taken away by police. (dpa)