Apex Lin, who worked as a consultant to Beijing in 1999 when it prepared its application to host the 2008 summer Olympics games, is the only person in Taiwan with experience in planning an Olympics. Lin notes that visual images and the involvement of creative industries are essentials for any major international competition. These events involve the national image and require early planning to bring together numerous and varied resources.
1999 年即應邀擔任北京「申奧」顧問、也是台灣唯一擁有參與規劃奧運會經驗的林磐聳表示：每場賽會都有兩個共通點，就是視覺形象和創意產業；主辦國際賽事牽涉到國家形象，資源必須整合提早規劃。