Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.

BiddingfortheOlympicGamesis,inaway,animage-creatingundertaking.Thefirstandforemostthingistoletpeoplefallinlovewiththecityatfirstsight,attractingthembyitsuniqueimage.WhatimagedoesBeijingintendtocreateforitselfonceithastheopportunitytohostthe2008Olympics?ItisknowntoallthattheBeijingMunicipalGovernmenthasalreadysetthethemeforthefuturegames:NewBeijing,GreatOlympics.Forme,the2008OlympicswillbeagreatgreenOlympicsilluminatedwithtwomorespecialcolors:yellowandred.

First,yellowisameaningfulcolor.TheYellowRiverisChina’smotherriverandthecradleofChinesecivilization.WeareoftheyellowraceanddescendantsoftheYellowEmperor.ThiscolorhasaspecialoriginandgreatsignificancefortheChinesepeople.BeijingisthecapitalofNewChinaandpreviouslythecapitalforninedynastiesinChinesehistory.So,yellowwillnaturallyaddsplendortothe2008Games.

Secondly,the2008Olympicswillbearedpageant.

Redisanothertraditionallycherishedcolorforthewholecountry.Weadorered.Onbigoccasions,weliketodecorateourhomesinred.Itisthecolorofdoublehappiness,representingjoyousmoments,auspiciousness,enthusiasmandprosperity.RedisoneofthemostsuitablecolorstodescribethefutureofBeijing.Beijing,togetherwiththewholecountry,isbecomingmoreandmoreprosperousintheprocessofmodernization.

Aboveall,the2008OlympicswillbeagreenOlympics.

Addingthegreeningredientisessentialincreatinganappealingimage,aswecan’tdenythefactthatBeijing,atthemoment,isnotasgreenacityaswhatwelikeittobe.StrivingforanenvironmentallyappealingcityhasbecomeacentraltaskforallthecitizensofBeijing.Bigeffortshavebeenmadeinpollutioncontrol,replantingandbeautificationofthecity.Certainly,allofthisisnoeasytask.ButIamsurethatallofushaveconfidencethatwewillrealizethesegreengoals.Fornowwehavethefullsupportandparticipationoftheenvironmentallyconsciouscitizens.Eachcitizenisshowinggreatconcernforeveryoneofthestepsthecitygovernmenttakes.Asthesayinggoes,“United,westand,”andagreenBeijingwillbeachieved.

Whenouraspirationbecomesreality,itwillbeauniqueOlympics.NewBeijing,GreatOlympicswillbeweavedofthesethreesuperbcolors:yellow,redandgreen.

Letuswelcomeitandlookforwardtoit!Thankyou!