China News Service, Macau, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region, Ho Iat Seng, sent a letter of congratulations to the Chinese sports delegation to the 24th Winter Olympics on the 21st, congratulating the national team for its excellent results.

  He Yicheng said in the congratulatory letter that the Chinese delegation will carry forward the Chinese sports spirit and the Olympic spirit, and bloom the unique style of ice and snow sports. In order to make the Beijing Winter Olympics a wonderful, extraordinary and outstanding Olympic event, it will open a new era of ice and snow sports in China. made a significant contribution.

The Beijing Winter Olympics touches the hearts of every Macau compatriot.

We held a series of celebration activities of "Let's go to the future together, cheer for the Beijing Winter Olympics!" to cheer on the national athletes, share the great glory of the prosperity of the motherland, and become the common aspiration of the majority of Macau compatriots.

You have written a brand new story of struggle in Chinese ice and snow sports with your outstanding performance.

Your high-spirited, tenacious, cheerful and confident images on and off the field have brought new vitality to the Chinese sports spirit.

Your spirit of winning glory for the country, making great achievements, and working hard for your dreams has enhanced the sense of national pride, enhanced the national centripetal force, inspired the national spirit, and inspired patriotic enthusiasm for the Macao compatriots. And the strong spiritual power of unity and struggle.

  He also said in the congratulatory letter that the Beijing Winter Olympics is not only a sports event, but also a cultural feast.

The Macao SAR will learn from and promote the sportsmanship of Chinese athletes who are not afraid of difficulties, dare to challenge themselves, and surpass themselves, seize the opportunity brought by the Beijing Winter Olympics, accelerate the development of sports and sports industry in Macao, and cooperate with Guangdong and Hong Kong to step up efforts. Preparing for the 15th National Games in 2025, steadily advancing the construction of an exchange and cooperation base with Chinese culture as the mainstream and multicultural coexistence, and promoting the great cause of "one country, two systems" with Macao characteristics to achieve steady and long-term progress.

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