Full Text of HR0800 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in | 3 | | PyeongChang, Republic of Korea (South Korea) from February 9, | 4 | | 2018 through February 25, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, On July 6, 2011, the International Olympic | 6 | | Committee selected PyeongChang to host the XXIII Winter Games, | 7 | | over Munich, Germany and Annecy, France; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, PyeongChang is going to present a relatively | 9 | | compact Olympics offering New Horizons, a legacy of new growth | 10 | | and potential for the Winter Olympics; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The mascot for these Olympics is based on the | 12 | | white tiger; the logo has its roots in the Hangul language, | 13 | | with the shape formed by the letters making up the first | 14 | | consonants of the word PyeongChang; the first character in the | 15 | | emblem also represents a gathering place where the three | 16 | | elements of Cheon-ji-in - heaven, earth, and human - are in | 17 | | harmony; the second character symbolizes snow and ice and the | 18 | | stellar performances of the athletes; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, There will be 102 gold medals awarded at the 2018 | 20 | | Winter Olympics, more than any other Winter Olympics; new | 21 | | events include Snowbird Big Air, Mixed Doubles Curling, Mixed |
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| 1 | | Alpine Skiing, and Mass Start Men's and Women's Speed Skating | 2 | | Events; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, This resolution is supported by multiple | 4 | | organizations: the National Unification Advisory Council | 5 | | Chicago Chapter, the Chicago Korean American Chamber of | 6 | | Commerce, the Chicago Mother's Choir, the Korean American | 7 | | Association of Chicago, the Korean American Sports Association | 8 | | of Chicago, Korean American Voter Organizing Initiative & | 9 | | Community Empowerment, the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, | 10 | | and the Midwest Chapter of the Korean American USA PyeongChang | 11 | | 2018 Olympic Winter Games Committee; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang will be a | 13 | | milestone to bring peace to the Korean peninsula, reducing the | 14 | | rising tension over North Korea's nuclear pursuit; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang will be a | 16 | | point of tremendous pride for Korean Americans in Illinois and | 17 | | is an occasion that will promote unity and be remembered for | 18 | | many years to come; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 | | hereby congratulate the Illinois Korean American Community and | 22 | | PyeongChang, Republic of Korea (South Korea) on hosting the |
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| 1 | | 2018 Winter Olympics and we wish them a successful and peaceful | 2 | | Olympic games; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the National Unification Advisory Council Chicago | 5 | | Chapter, the Chicago Korean American Chamber of Commerce, the | 6 | | Chicago Mother's Choir, the Korean American Association of | 7 | | Chicago, the Korean American Sports Association of Chicago, | 8 | | Korean American Voter Organizing Initiative & Community | 9 | | Empowerment, the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, and the | 10 | | Midwest Chapter of the Korean American USA PyeongChang 2018 | 11 | | Olympic Winter Games Committee as an expression of our esteem | 12 | | and respect.
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