AYG - Behind the Scene at TWC.

As the flag of each country was slowly raised in a much rehearsed ritual of protocol, the National anthem of the country was played over the PA sound system.
To ensure that the correct anthem was played for each country, a proper and official digital copy of the approved anthem for each country was ready.
Here is the DHS student volunteer i/c of it behind the scene.
The 30 students from DHS are all selected from the Uniformed groups in their school. They were highly disiplined and responsible.


The CDM from Nepal during the Exchange of souvenirs.

After the flags were hoisted...a flurry of camera activities followed. Most teams wanted to capture pictures of themselves with the beautiful backdrop of the AYG banners and posters.

The CDM of Yemen was very impressed with the gift from this school....represented by the student.

He was genuinely interested in the artwork and asked the gift bearer to explain some of the culture behind it.

He sure made the boy and his school very proud by his animated enthusiasm.

AYG - Bahrain and Macau, China at TWC.

The flags of Bahrain and Macau,China

flying nicely after the ceremonial welcome. Three more NOCs await their turn.

Finally, all 5 flags including Myanmar, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam were unfurled.

I captured this scene after the TWC for Bhutan and

Korea.

Yemen was waiting for their turn.

AYG - Scenes from Team Welcome

Welcoming the teams from China and North Korea.

Exchanging of Souvenirs with North Korea CDM.

The Peoples' Republic of China and the North Korean flag side by side.

The team from OMAN with their Liaison Officer at the lobby of the Swissotel ( Games Village ).

The man behind the Team Wecome ceremony is Tan KW in green/white T- shirt. He and others like him and myself are attired in similar T-shirt of the Workforce.

Those in blue are Village volunteers.