Addressing the ceremony, Xiao said that Beijing has become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. After six years of preparations, the Beijing 2022 Olympics will be an unforgettable event for global Winter Olympic athletes and ice and snow sports lovers. Although no Singaporean athletes have qualified for the Games, Singapore Changi Airport will become a hub in the region for the event. Singapore Airlines' charter service will not only facilitate the participants of the Winter Olympics from many countries in the region and the southern hemisphere, but also provide valuable support for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Hoon said that as a representative of the sports community in Singapore, she paid close attention to and was very impressed with the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. She praised the Chinese government and its people for building high-level venues and stadiums and making full preparations for the Games, and expressed her full confidence in the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next   >>|