Yao Xinpei, Director of General Administration of Sport Water Sports Administration Center Sailing Dept., paid a special visit to Qingdao to learn the status of Qingdao Administration Center of Sailing Sports, and the progression of preparations for Qingdao International Sailing Week, and also looked in all staff. Lin Zhiwei, Chairman of Qingdao Sports Federation, Executive Vice President of Qingdao Yachting Association, and Yuan Zhiping, Vice President of Qingdao Yachting Association attended the report meeting.

    Qingdao Administration Center of Sailing Sports delivered a report on the establishment of the administration center, the proposals on Qingdao Sailing Sports 2010, progress of the preparations for Qingdao International Sailing Week and application for organizing World Matching Racing Tour.

    Qingdao Municipal Government attaches great importance to developing sailing sports, positioning at a high point and moving fast, and set up the only one municipal administrative organization in China for sailing sports, listed sailing sports in a long-term plan, which has laid an important foundation for the development of sailing sports. The prosperity of sailing sports in Qingdao has set an example in China and made great contributions to the development of sailing sports in our country, Director Yao pointed out.

    Director Yao maintained that applying for the organization of the World Matching Racing Tour and taking advantage of international top level sailing events are an essential move for Qingdao to advance its development and build itself into an internationally well-known sailing city. He thought highly of this practice and suggested that such events should be continued. As for inviting guests to the International Sailing Summit Forum, he proposed to invite the Asian sailing organizations from countries such as Japan, Korea and Thailand and suggested inviting representatives from Japan and Korea to be speakers at the forum. With regard to setting up sailing training system and sailing standards in Qingdao, pilot work could be carried out in accordance to the characteristics of Qingdao and the General Administration of Sport Water Sports Administration Center will give their full supports.

    Finally, Director Yao sincerely hope Qingdao Administration Center of Sailing Sports could seize the opportunity and make scientific planning based on our country and look into the future; work hard to improve self quality to adapt to the demand of the new situation, adhere to introducing new brands, developing through holding various sport events and improving by way of development, so as to build an highly efficient and capable team and make Qingdao sailing sports take the lead of the sailing sports in the country.