Investment within budget, says mayor

GUANGZHOU - In a bid to host the largest ever Asian Games and Asian Para Games in history, Guangzhou has invested large amounts of money to upgrade its urban infrastructure, and build and renovate sports facilities.

"The investment in the games has been kept within budgets. The games will be the largest in history, and at the same time, it will be economical," Wan Qingliang, mayor of Guangzhou, told journalists at a press conference on Wednesday.

The budget for building new stadiums and renovating old sports facilities was 6.3 billion yuan ($945 million), said Wan. He, however, did not disclose how much was spent on the projects.