Follow Antigua and Barbuda immigration to get closer to local life: To enrich the spare time of embassy staff and employees of Chinese-funded enterprises in Antigua and Barbuda, and to strengthen ties with these enterprises, the Embassy in Antigua and Barbuda organized the first "National Day Cup" basketball tournament during the 2013 National Day holiday. Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Ren Gongping, performed the tip-off for the first match and personally led the team in the competition.
Ambassador Ren organizing an attack
The tournament adopted a round-robin format and was held every Sunday afternoon. Representative teams were sent by the Embassy in Antigua and Barbuda, the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) project team in Antigua and Barbuda, and the Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) project team in Antigua and Barbuda. Led by Ambassador Ren, our embassy staff mobilized fully and competed with great effort. After three rounds of intense competition, the CCECC team won the championship of the first "National Day Cup," while the Embassy in Antigua and Barbuda and the BCEG team tied for second place.
Players competing with great effort
Ambassador Ren presented awards to the winning teams and stated that Antigua and Barbuda is a small Caribbean island nation with harsh environments and monotonous life. Everyone is far from their families, overcoming more difficulties here than they would at home or in other countries, and has made significant contributions to the development of China-Antigua and Barbuda relations. The embassy will do its utmost to enrich everyone's spare time in Antigua and Barbuda and will organize diverse activities in the future so that everyone can feel the joy and warmth of home even while abroad. Ambassador Ren expressed his hope that everyone will strengthen physical exercise in their future work and life to ensure good health, and at the same time, apply the spirit of striving for excellence shown in the basketball tournament to their work, making even greater contributions to the development of China-Antigua and Barbuda relations.