Zhou jian

The Hangzhou Asian Games:  An official of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) expressed confidence in Hangzhou hosting a successful Asian Games.

Zhou Jian, the director of the Olympic Council of Asia's Media and Broadcast Department, shared his thoughts with Xinhua with less than a week left before the opening ceremony.

"The preparation works have been done perfectly and the organiser put in huge amount of effort. We can see it on the competition schedule arrangement, the preparation of venues, as well as the set up and adjustment of all the hardware and software facilities," Zhou told Xinhua.