6th July Qin Huangdao: Press Conference before the match

Zheng Quan: (Director of Administration of Sport of Qinhuangdao City; Secretary-generalof Competition Territory Guidance Group)

Welcome to the press conference. We have done our best to provide service in every parts of the match, but problems are also inevitable. From the match on July 1st , some problems have come up and we have taken every measure to solve them. But some of the problems are so difficult for us that we cannot find a way out, like we lack the commentator of football, since our city is not large enough .It is a pity for us. We will ask Beijing Olympic Committee for help.

For the problem that the security staff are impolite and not helpful:

We have retrained the security guard and help them to get familiar with the venue. And ask them to learn to smile.

Whether satisfied with the performance of the Chinese players, and is there any problem to be solved:

Meng Hongtao (The Media official of China team):

The head coach has been with the players not long enough. They need time to know each other well. In the match, some players seemed a little passive. We believe that the players will get more mature and cooperate better in the latter match.

For the pitch and the venue facilities:

Mexican Team Manager: The organization of the match, the hotel and the venue are good. If you work as hard as you do this time, I believe the 2008 Olympic Games will be excellent.

Italian Team Manager: The pitch is good. So far we have not met any difficulties, and people here are quite friendly to us.

Thailand Coach: I like the pitch and the field here. The field is soft but the pitch in Shenyang is a little bit hard. People and the officers here are quite helpful. I believe the 2008 Olympic games will be successful.

Lin Weiguo(General coordinator of Football Event Working Team of BOCOG)

Sorry for the inconvenience caused to the reporters. We have taken three measures to solve the problems:

First, we released the telephone number of the heads in the venue, and please contact with them if there is any problem.

Second, we will provide a bus from Qin Huangdao to Shenyang to for the reporters.

Third, we have increased the number of working staff in the media service zone to improve our service.

The purpose of this match is to try to find more problems to improve our facilities, our service and our staff. We will do our utmost to make this match and the Olympic games successfully.

(Duan Xinping)

2007-7-6