Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen:
BiddingfortheOlympicGames,inaway,animage-creatingundertaking.Thefirstandforemostthingistoletpeoplefallinlovewiththecityatfirstsight,attractingthembyitsunipueimage.WhatimagedoesBeijing intendtocreateforitselfonceithastheopportunitytohostthe2008Olympics?
ItisknowntoallthattheBeijingMunicipalGovernmenthasalreadysetthethemeforthefuturegames:NewBeijing,GreatOlympics.Forme,the2008OlympicswillbeagreatgreenOlympicsilluminatedwithtwomorespecialcolors,yellowandred.
First,yellowisameaningfulcolor.TheYellowRiverisChina’sMotherRiverandthedescendantsoftheYellowEmperor.ThiscolorhasaspecialoriginandgreatsignificancefortheChinesepeople.BeijingisthecapitalofNewChinaandpreviouslythecapitalforninedynastiesinChinesehistory.So,yellowwillnaturallyaddsplendortothe2008Games.
Secondly,the2008Olympicswillbearedpageant.Redisanothertraditionallycherishedcolorforthewholecountry.Weadorered.Onbigoccasions,weliketodecorateourhomesinred.Itisthecolorofdoublehappiness,representingjoyousmoments,auspiciousness,enthusiasmandprosperity.RedisoneofthemostsuitablecolorstodescribethefutureofBeijing.Beijing,togetherwiththewholecountry,isbecomingmoreandmoreprosperousintheprocessofmodernization.Shouldthe2008OlympicsbeheldinBeijing,thewholecitywillbeaseaofred:theredtorch,redflags,redflowers,andtheradiantfacesofmillionsofjoyfulpeople.
Aboveall,the2008OlympicswillbeagreenOlympics.Addingagreeningredientisessentialincreatinganappealingimage,aswecan’tdenythefactthatBeijing,atthemoment,isnotasgreenacityaswhatwelikeittobe.StrivingforanenvironmentallyappealingcityhasbecomeacentraltaskforallthecitizensofBeijing.Bigeffortshavebeenmadeinpollutioncontrol,replantingandbeautificationofthecity.Accordingtoaprojectentitled"TheGreenOlympicActionPlan",between1998and2007,Beijing,wehaveinvested100billionRMBinpreservingandprotectingtheenvironment.Some12.5milliontreesandover1millionacresofgrasswillbeplantedalongtheFourthRingRoad.Bythen,thecity’sgreenareawillmakeup40%ofitstotal.ThecitywillalsodredgeitsreservoirsusedasawatersupplytoBeijingresidents,controllingindustrialpollutionandmovingoutthe200factoriespresentlylocatedwithinthecityproper.
Certainly,allofthisisnoeasytask.ButIamsurethatallofushaveconfidencethatwewillrealizethesegreengoals.Fornowwehavethefullsupportandparticipationoftheenvironmentallyconsciouscitizens.Each