Senior party leader: Brilliant opening important for success of Olympics

A brilliant Opening Ceremony is very important for the success of the Beijing Olympic Games, said Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, on Saturday.

Li made the remarks when he watched the rehearsal of the grandiose Opening Ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games six days before its inauguration on Aug. 8.

In meeting with the crew of the rehearsal at the end of their performance, Li gave cordial greetings to them on behalf of General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Hu Jintao.

Li spoke highly of the splendid performance and he attributed the successful rehearsal to the hard efforts by all those involved.

He urged them to make further efforts to "achieve the final victory and present a colorful performance on the Opening Ceremony."  

中共中央政治局常委李长春8月２日晚观看了奥运会开幕式预演，并在演出结束后亲切看望慰问主创人员和演职人员代表，对预演成功表示祝贺，受胡锦涛总书记委托，向参加演出的全体人员表示亲切慰问。

李长春说，奥运会开幕式的精彩演出，对北京奥运会的成功举办具有重要意义。从现在起到8月8日晚正式演出，只有不到6天的时间了。大家连续排练多日，战高温、斗酷暑，付出了艰苦的努力，取得了今天彩排这样好的效果。希望大家始终胸怀“祖国利益高于一切”的信念，再接再厉，精益求精，以顽强的毅力争取最后的胜利，在奥运会开幕式上向全世界人民奉献一台华彩乐章，充分展示中国人民的风采，弘扬奥林匹克精神。

刘淇、刘云山、刘延东、陈至立，中央军委委员李继耐等一同观看预演。