China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Saturday held an event at the Tseung Kwan O Cycling Velodrome to mark the 100-day countdown to the opening of China's 15th National Games.
The National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) launched the "100-Day to the National Games -- All Together for 1 Million KM Challenge" in July. The 999,900 km mission of the challenge has been accomplished online by local residents, and the remaining 100 km mission was completed at the velodrome on Saturday.
A carnival celebrating the 100-day countdown for the 15th National Games was also held on the same day at the venue which offered table tennis, video interactive games, golf, and other sports for the public for free.
The National Games, held every four years, are the nation's highest level and largest multi-sports event. The 2025 Games will be co-hosted by Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao from Nov 9 to 21, with Hong Kong featuring eight competitive sports.
Hong Kong holds event to mark 100-day countdown to 15th National Games
The sixth China-Russia Media Forum, which was held in Beijing on Tuesday, discussed promoting friendship between and supporting development of the two countries through media cooperation.
Li Shulei, who is a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the forum and delivered a keynote speech.
Attendees said that under the strategic guidance of heads of the two countries, China-Russia relations have maintained stable, healthy and high-level development, creating a model for a new type of international relations and relations between neighboring major countries.
In May this year, the heads of state of the two countries signed and issued a joint statement on further deepening the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, explicitly proposing deepened cooperation in the media sector between the two countries.
The media sectors of China and Russia should fully implement the important consensus reached between the heads of state, adhere consistently to the general direction of the China-Russia friendship, and foster a positive public opinion atmosphere for the common development of China and Russia, attendees said.
They also said that the media of the two countries should focus on major issues such as the alignment of China's 15th Five-Year Plan with Russia's economic and social development strategies, and report in depth on achievements of mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields.
They noted that the media should build bridges of people-to-people connectivity, promote exchange and mutual learning between the Chinese and Russian civilizations, join hands to address the challenges of digital and intelligent transformation, and work together to enhance the influence of the media.
The forum was hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Russian Presidential Executive Office, and organized by China's Xinhua News Agency and Russia's TASS News Agency.
Approximately 140 officials and media representatives from both countries attended the forum. During the event, the two sides signed 11 documents on deepening media cooperation between China and Russia.
6th China-Russia Media Forum eyes supporting development of both countries
