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If ever the world needed an aide-memoire that the Peoples Republic of China is a power that is here to stay then the world was reminded last night. Long may it remain so. Coute que coute.
It was a pretty damn good opening China pulled of there - no doubt. Thank God it was after dark - where the pollution is so much harder to see (and face the reality!).
I was expecting to see a bit more of Helle Kitty and Mickey Mouse though - guess now a days China is not nearly as fascinating as it was in the past.
Congrats on the opening and thank you bringing up this topic.
Hello Kitty is a Japanese idol, not Chinese. I watched the opening ceremony on TV and must agree that it was outstanding! Sure the place is polluted, worse than Hong Kong. Even more remarkable what they have achieved in such a short time span. The Olympic venue facilities and the new Beijing airport terminal. Compare that to LHR Terminal 5!
Ok guys, lets face the truth, Chinese can speak English, Chinese can host such big game like Olympic, and one more last thing related to this forum ,Chinese can FLY !!
A US tourist has been stabbed to death by a Chinese man in central Beijing, officials have said. A second tourist was badly hurt in the attack at the Drum Tower monument. The pair are relatives of a US Olympic volleyball team coach. The assailant then committed suicide by jumping from the 13th Century landmark, officials say. The motive is not known
Very tragic, embarrassing and aviation related depending upon one's point of view.
and this is related to a hong kong aviation forum how?
This forum is for those based with Hong Kong airlines (ATC included) but topics do not have to be aviation related. Actually, it's nice not having a topic about management or the AOA!
AGNES, I agree. However, I think I speak for most citizens of any country hosting the Olympics that, whilst it is an opportunity to show off a bit, the event concentrates world media attention and one hopes that nothing embarrassing happens to any foreign visitor to one's country. Unfortunately, although the security services can be on top of likely threats, there is little that can be done to defeat a random nutter.
I thought the opening ceromony was good to, but for some reason it seemed to keep reminding me of Pink floyd "THE WALL" movie with all that conformity and marching soldiers and kids holding outstretched hands?. Still though a good effort.
Whatever my opinion of China the opening ceremony was undoubtably one of the largest spectacles the world has ever seen, but then again it did cost US$100,000,000 - 2 times that of the Athens ceremony. Or 10 cents US from everybody in China, in Greece it cost $5 per person - it's all about economies of scale.
As for an aviation interest/link, if you didn't watch the ceremony then you wouldn't have seen the helicopter flying along as 29 sets of fireworks were fired from the ground forming 'footsteps' across Beijing and into the stadium, representing the 29th olympiad - very creative.
Pity they could'nt put the same amount of effort into their airspace/ATC so we could avoid wasting 1000s of tons of fuel a year and put 1000s of tons of extra crap into the already polluted atmosphere
....and yes, the opening ceremony was very impressive
As for an aviation interest/link, if you didn't watch the ceremony then you wouldn't have seen the helicopter flying along as 29 sets of fireworks were fired from the ground forming 'footsteps' across Beijing and into the stadium, representing the 29th olympiad - very creative
NOT SO!!! The footprints were pre recorded, then digitally enhanced. The little girl singing was lip syncing, not her voice. A question on C.N.N. " Can they not find a girl that is charming and can sing, why use two girls to portray one character".
Off course the U.K. will not be able to compete, you cannot evict people from there houses with no componsation to build an Olympic event.
At least you will have uncensored internet access in the U.K.
Last edited by CXtreme : 13th August 2008 at 06:38.
It's not necessary to offer excuses one way or the other. Just accept that England can't possibly measure up to China's tour de force. One does not have to think very much about why this is so.
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