Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday visited the construction
sites of major venues for the 2008 Olympic Games and conveyed greetings to
workers for their contribution in days when most of the people in
the country are enjoying the week-long National Day holiday.
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Hu stressed that to hold the Olympic Games is a dream of all ethnic groups in the country and a desire the
nation has been conceiving for long.
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"We should try our best to make the Beijing Olympic Games
successful so as to strengthen the people's confidence and
go-aheadism, intensify the cohesion of the nation and drive the
people to struggle for the great national revival," Hu said.
Hu said he is quite glad to know that the construction is going
on well.
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Noting that there were no more than two years left before the
opening of the Olympic Games, Hu urged all concerned departments
and work staff to further strengthen the sense of responsibility,
work more arduously and cooperatively and make down-to-earth
preparations for the big event.
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He listened to reports on scientific innovations by engineers
while visiting the National Stadium, also well-known as the "Bird's
Nest".
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"You have left a glorious mark in China's construction history,
with delicate designs, excellent construction work and brave
technological breakthroughs," Hu said to technicians at the
site.
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He also visited the National Aquatics Center, landmark
architecture of the 2008 Games known as the "Water Cube".
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When visiting the National Gymnasium, Hu walked into the
workers' sheds and chatted with them amiably, asking them about
their work conditions, payments and workplace injury insurance.
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He also required improving management and supervision to ensure
openness and transparency in capital using and the operation of
construction projects.
(Xinhua News Agency October 2, 2006)
