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Full Text of HR0800  100th General Assembly

HR0800 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in
3PyeongChang, Republic of Korea (South Korea) from February 9,
42018 through February 25, 2018; and
 
5    WHEREAS, On July 6, 2011, the International Olympic
6Committee selected PyeongChang to host the XXIII Winter Games,
7over Munich, Germany and Annecy, France; and
 
8    WHEREAS, PyeongChang is going to present a relatively
9compact Olympics offering New Horizons, a legacy of new growth
10and potential for the Winter Olympics; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The mascot for these Olympics is based on the
12white tiger; the logo has its roots in the Hangul language,
13with the shape formed by the letters making up the first
14consonants of the word PyeongChang; the first character in the
15emblem also represents a gathering place where the three
16elements of Cheon-ji-in - heaven, earth, and human - are in
17harmony; the second character symbolizes snow and ice and the
18stellar performances of the athletes; and
 
19    WHEREAS, There will be 102 gold medals awarded at the 2018
20Winter Olympics, more than any other Winter Olympics; new
21events include Snowbird Big Air, Mixed Doubles Curling, Mixed

 

 

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1Alpine Skiing, and Mass Start Men's and Women's Speed Skating
2Events; and
 
3    WHEREAS, This resolution is supported by multiple
4organizations: the National Unification Advisory Council
5Chicago Chapter, the Chicago Korean American Chamber of
6Commerce, the Chicago Mother's Choir, the Korean American
7Association of Chicago, the Korean American Sports Association
8of Chicago, Korean American Voter Organizing Initiative &
9Community Empowerment, the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago,
10and the Midwest Chapter of the Korean American USA PyeongChang
112018 Olympic Winter Games Committee; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang will be a
13milestone to bring peace to the Korean peninsula, reducing the
14rising tension over North Korea's nuclear pursuit; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang will be a
16point of tremendous pride for Korean Americans in Illinois and
17is an occasion that will promote unity and be remembered for
18many years to come; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21hereby congratulate the Illinois Korean American Community and
22PyeongChang, Republic of Korea (South Korea) on hosting the

 

 

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12018 Winter Olympics and we wish them a successful and peaceful
2Olympic games; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the National Unification Advisory Council Chicago
5Chapter, the Chicago Korean American Chamber of Commerce, the
6Chicago Mother's Choir, the Korean American Association of
7Chicago, the Korean American Sports Association of Chicago,
8Korean American Voter Organizing Initiative & Community
9Empowerment, the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, and the
10Midwest Chapter of the Korean American USA PyeongChang 2018
11Olympic Winter Games Committee as an expression of our esteem
12and respect.