Southern Metropolis Daily：

How is the construction of venues going for the Beijing Winter Olympics and the supporting facilities coming along? Thank you.

Cui Shuqiang:

Thanks for your attention. According to the requirements of the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee, a total of 39 venues are to be used for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, of which the 30 in the Beijing and Yanqing competition zones are coordinated and constructed by the Beijing Municipal Government. So far, 28 of the 30 projects, including competition venues and the Winter Olympic Village, have been completed and undergone test events. The remaining two projects, the National Stadium and the Awards Plaza, are currently being renovated or constructed. In addition, the construction of the 33 temporary facilities for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are proceeding as planned and will be completed by the end of December this year.

When Beijing bid for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, it committed to providing a barrier-free environment, signifying an important part of the preparations for the Winter Olympics. Through our continuous efforts, we have significantly improved the normative, applicable and systematic level of the barrier-free environment in Beijing. The core areas of the city and the competition service areas for the Games have all become barrier-free. Citywide, we have improved 289,000 barrier-free facilities and built 100 barrier-free demonstration blocks, 100 "15-minute convenient life circles" and more than 900 barrier-free demonstration projects. During the test events, we received feedbacks from people who tried out the barrier-free facilities and will continue to make improvements accordingly. However, the feedbacks have generally been satisfactory. Our goal is to build the venues well and ensure the success of both the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Thank you.