On the morning of the 10th, the inaugural meeting and the first plenary meeting of the Organizing Committee of the 9th Asian Winter Games in 2025 were held in Harbin. Gao Zhidan, Chairman of the Organizing Committee and Director of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, attended the meeting and delivered a speech, and Liang Huiling, Chairman of the Organizing Committee and Governor, presided over the meeting. Before the meeting, Gao Zhidan and Liang Huiling jointly unveiled the organizing committee.
Gao Zhidan pointed out that the Harbin Asian Winter Games is another major international comprehensive ice and snow event held by China after the Beijing Winter Olympics. It is necessary to resolutely implement the spirit of the important instructions of the general secretary, take the preparation of the Asian Winter Games as an important practice of building a new development pattern, deepening reform and expanding opening up, and as a major measure to accelerate the construction of a sports power and develop ice and snow sports and the ice and snow industry. It is necessary to improve systems and measures, take the initiative to prevent risks and challenges, strengthen the management of ecological protection red lines, and strictly implement technical standards and norms in the preparation process to ensure the safe holding of the competition. It is necessary to organize the work around the competition, the organizing committee should play the role of leadership, coordination and supervision and inspection, and the competition department should strengthen personnel training and testing drills, so as to achieve overall linkage and full support. It is necessary to take the preparation as an opportunity to carry out mass ice and snow activities more extensively, plan and hold more integrated development activities for culture, sports, tourism and commerce, expand sports leisure and cultural tourism consumption, enhance the contribution rate of the sports industry to economic development, and promote the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China.
The picture shows the meeting site.
Liang Huiling emphasized that holding the 9th Asian Winter Games is a glorious mission entrusted to Heilongjiang Province and Harbin City. It is necessary to improve the political position, bear in mind the "great man of the country", resolutely shoulder the major political responsibility, and take the 9th Asian Winter Games as an important window to display the national image, an important platform to promote international cultural exchanges, an important opportunity for the development of the ice and snow economy, and an important carrier for shaping the city's brand, and strive to hold a sports event that highlights the Asian style, Chinese style, Longjiang characteristics, and the charm of the ice city, and firmly supports the "two establishments" and "two maintenances" with practical actions. It is necessary to carry forward the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics, adhere to the world vision and international standards, strive to improve the professional level of the preparation for the Asian Winter Games, make scientific and rational use of existing venues, facilities and other resources, improve and improve various safety and security measures, integrate green and low-carbon, energy-saving and environmental protection measures and sustainable development concepts into all aspects of the Games, and demonstrate Longjiang's responsibility with high-quality preparation results. It is necessary to give full play to the advantages of ice and snow sports in Heilongjiang Province, pay close attention to training and preparing for war, improve the level of competition, win gold and silver for the country, and make new contributions to China's competitive ice and snow sports with practical actions and excellent results. It is necessary to highlight the characteristic advantages, insist on integrating Longjiang elements into the preparation of the Games, highlight the characteristics of the ice city, strengthen urban governance and civilization creation, publicity and promotion and atmosphere creation, vigorously develop characteristic cultural tourism, strive to create a new growth point of the ice and snow economy, and strive to create a new situation of high-quality development and sustainable revitalization of Longjiang.
The meeting listened to the report on the preparation of the Asian Winter Games, and deliberated and approved the internal organization and function allocation plan of the Organizing Committee (Executive Committee) of the 9th Asian Winter Games, as well as the working rules of the Organizing Committee.
Li Yingchuan and Zhou Jinqiang, deputy directors of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, provincial leaders Zhang Anshun, Han Shengjian, Qian Fuyong, Zhang Qixiang, mayor of Harbin, relevant departments and bureaus of national ministries and commissions, member units of the provincial leading group for the preparation of the Asian Winter Games, and responsible comrades of the "One Office and 14 Departments" of the Executive Committee of the Asian Winter Games attended the meeting.
Reporter: Liang Chen.