After years of preparation and intense media pre-coverage, we just have to wait some more hours to watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games tonight.
A great global sports event which will be followed by almost 4 billions of people around the world.
This year, athletes from more than 200 countries will participate in the olympics (a record).
Apart from the sports aspect of the event which is characterised by competition, the joy of winning, the deception of losing, the desire to run faster, to jump higher and move further,
once again it will be a rare opportunity to bring together people of different cultures, beliefs, race etc... in a spiritof unity, fairness and brotherhood.
It will also be an opportunity for the Republic of China to expose its vast and rich millenium culture to the world and to show its organising skills for mega planet events.
We should not also ignore the economic and political impact for the country in organising the Olympic games.
China has all the ingredients to make this event a successful and memorable one provided that some issues such as air pollution in the capital, language barrier, freedom of expression etc... are tackled properly.
Today is Friday 08/08/08 (the figure 8 'EIGHT' is the symbol of Prosperity for the chinese).
I wish everybody a nice Beijing Olympic Games 2008 !!!
Alain Fok
A great global sports event which will be followed by almost 4 billions of people around the world.
This year, athletes from more than 200 countries will participate in the olympics (a record).
Apart from the sports aspect of the event which is characterised by competition, the joy of winning, the deception of losing, the desire to run faster, to jump higher and move further,
once again it will be a rare opportunity to bring together people of different cultures, beliefs, race etc... in a spiritof unity, fairness and brotherhood.
It will also be an opportunity for the Republic of China to expose its vast and rich millenium culture to the world and to show its organising skills for mega planet events.
We should not also ignore the economic and political impact for the country in organising the Olympic games.
China has all the ingredients to make this event a successful and memorable one provided that some issues such as air pollution in the capital, language barrier, freedom of expression etc... are tackled properly.
Today is Friday 08/08/08 (the figure 8 'EIGHT' is the symbol of Prosperity for the chinese).
I wish everybody a nice Beijing Olympic Games 2008 !!!
Alain Fok
