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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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