Canton Tower
Afterwards, Premier of the People's Republic of China Wen Jiabao declared the Games to be officially open, making him the first and as of 2018 only non-head of state to open the Asian Games. It was followed was a large scale of fireworks erupt from the Canton Tower and Pearl River delta once again. Sun Nan and Mao Amin then performed the official theme song "Reunion" (), and flag of OCA was carried in by eight athletes.