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新华社北京6月30日电（记者李春宇、姬烨）北京冬奥组委30日举行通气会，介绍了北京2022年冬残奥会遗产成果，并发布《冬残奥会竞赛组织知识手册》和《北京2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会无障碍中国方案》。    Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced that his government plans to repeal a colonial-era ‘anti-homosexuality’ law, with LGBT activists hailing the move as "a win for humanity".,Section 377A of the penal code criminalizes “any act of gross indecency” by a male person “with another male person.” While rarely applied, nevertheless, the law carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison.,The PM said that abolishing the law was “the right thing to do, and something that most Singaporeans will accept".,Fascinating speech by Singapore’s Prime Minister on why the city-state is finally decriminalising homosexuality. https://t.co/3dMM4XLTkM— John Zerilli (@JohnZerilli) August 21, 2022,In his annual national day rally speech on Sunday, the politician noted that "gay people are now better accepted.",According to Lee Hsien Loong, the "controlled, carefully considered way" to repeal Section 377A (S377A) of the Penal Code would bring the laws of the country that was a British colony until 1959 in line with "current social mores, and I hope, provide some relief to gay Singaporeans".,Nevertheless, there are no plans to change the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, contained in the Interpretation Act and the Women’s Charter, Lee Hsien Loong said.,“But it will also keep what I believe most Singaporeans still want, and that is to retain the basic family structure of marriage between a man and a woman, within which we have and raise our children," the PM told the gathering at the Institute of Technical Education headquarters at Ang Mo Kio.,As the law currently stands, this definition can be challenged in the courts, according to Lee. So Singapore plans to amend its Constitution to enshrine the definition of marriage, Lee Hsien Loong said on August 21.,“I do not think that for Singapore, the courts are the right forum to decide such issues," he added.,After the speech, the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) underscored in a statement that media content will continue to warrant higher age ratings, referencing prevailing societal norms and values.,"(MCI) reaffirms the government’s position that the repeal of S377A does not mean that we are changing the tone of society," it said in the statement.,Colonial-Era Legislation,Singapore’s law, which technically criminalizes sex between men but is seen as, effectively, a ban on homosexuality, dates to 1938 and was retained after independence.,While there have been no known convictions for sex between consenting adult males for decades, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and LGBTQ groups have brought multiple legal challenges against the law, but failed.,Singapore’s High Court first ruled to uphold the anti-homosexuality law in 2014, but a decision by India’s High Court in 2018 to ditch the provision prompted Singaporean activists to issue a new challenge.,WorldIndia Decriminalizes Gay Sex6 September 2018, 09:34 GMT,Nevertheless, in March 2020, the High Court upheld Section 377A of the penal code.,“In declining to strike out this archaic and discriminatory law, the Court has reaffirmed that all gay men in Singapore are effectively un-apprehended criminals,” Téa Braun, director of international LGBT legal support group Human Dignity Trust (HDT), said at the time.,Accordingly, the announcement by the Prime Minister was haled buy a coalition of LGBT rights groups as a "hard-won victory and a triumph of love over fear".,A global financial hub and home to multinational companies, Singapore is known for conservative values. The multi-racial and multi-religious society of 5.5 million has a predominantly ethnic Chinese population, as well as sizeable Malay and Indian minorities, according to the 2020 census.,About approximately 33.2 % of the population are Buddhist, 18.8 % Christian, 14 % Muslim.,Over the past few years it has developed a visible LGBT scene. LGBT activists annually hold the island's biggest civil society rally, known as Pink Dot. LGBT activists had long demanded that 377A, which continues to exist in many parts of Asia, Africa and Oceania,be scrapped.。

二 | 北京冬奥组委残奥会部部长杨金奎介绍，《冬残奥会竞赛组织知识手册》是我国第一本冬残奥会竞赛组织工作用书，填补了国内的空白，为今后举办各级各类冬残奥比赛提供参考，对于提升中国冬残奥比赛的办赛水平和群众参与度、推动“体育强国”建设，发挥冬奥遗产的重要促进作用。该书以北京2022年冬残奥会为例，按照冬残奥会竞赛项目划分，整理了竞赛组织工作体系，梳理了各竞赛项目组织流程和方法，并对竞赛组织相关的重要工作进行了提示。北京体育大学2021年11月承接编写任务后，广泛查阅相关资料，力求精益求精。北京体育大学竞技体育学院院长苍海说：“这部手册为未来举办国际性冬残奥运动赛事贡献了中国智慧和中国方案。”《北京2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会无障碍中国方案》也同时发布，通过图片和实例，图示化、系统化阐述北京冬奥会和冬残奥会无障碍工作成果及经验做法。杨金奎表示，“能用、管用、好用、够用”是我们的无障碍工作方针，希望通过系统的梳理和总结，把成功的经验和做法提炼出来，使其作为重要的冬奥遗产得到持续利用，更好地促进中国无障碍环境建设与发展，并为国际社会所借鉴，助力建设包容性社会。中国中建设计研究院有限公司总建筑师薛峰说，《北京2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会无障碍中国方案》从顶层设计与谋划、实施方法与步骤、场馆的“中国故事”、 包容的“中国智慧”、 创新与突破等方面，阐述了北京冬奥会、冬残奥会无障碍环境建设工作成果及经验做法，留下了珍贵的影像资料，为未来我国场馆的无障碍环境建设提供了可借鉴、可推广的宝贵经验。编辑：树文、郁思辉、季嘉东、刘和合（实习）