Congratulations China :
 

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.

828a

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. :ok:

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!:rolleyes:

Dan Buster,



Why not! Hong Kong is part of China.

After all the bias attacks on China especially during the torch relay, it is a real boost. Keep up the good work.:D

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 !!

cx252,I like that.

BBC
Very tragic, embarrassing and aviation related depending upon one's point of view.

One country , two systems
 

So why do they have a separate olympic team?:hmm:

Basil,It was really tragic. But I believed it was an individual case.

Not according to the Canadian Government!:}

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.

UK next in the firing line :uhoh:

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.

Regards,

N1 Vibes

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 :rolleyes:

....and yes, the opening ceremony was very impressive :ok:

Guys, this is obviously a windup by someone with a bit too much time on their hands. Don't take the bait.

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.

CXtreme;

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.

828a.

Plse explain
 

828a, you're going to have to explain that remark.:confused:

F.Y.I. 828a

China falls short on Olympic promises, critics say - CNN.com



Olympic girl seen but not heard - CNN.com

With a country being run by a bunch of " GOONS AND THUGS " I can only smile and shake my head..

As far as the SMOGLYMPICS are concerned..the IOC should never have given it to them..:yuk:

..and I'm not even going to get into their appaling human rights abuses debate here.. absolutely disgusting place...:mad: