- Title: CHINA: Olympic flame arrives in Macau after torch relay in Hong Kong
- Date: 3rd May 2008
- Summary: (BN11) MACAU, CHINA (MAY 2, 2008) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF AIRPLANE CARRYING OLYMPIC FLAME
- Embargoed: 18th May 2008 13:00
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- Country: China
- Topics: Sports
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- Story Text: The Olympic flame arrives in the Chinese gambling hub of Macau after the torch relay leg in Hong Kong.
The OIympic flame arrived in Macau on Friday (May 2) evening after the Hong Kong leg of the torch relay.
The torch was run through Hong Kong on Friday in a festive return to China after a troubled world tour, but tensions flared as patriotic crowds heckled protesters and police briefly detained eight activists.
The torch's five-continent journey has been dogged by demonstrations, mostly over China's crackdown against protests in Tibet, which have deeply embarrassed Beijing and provoked retaliatory rallies at home and abroad by patriotic Chinese.
The torch is set to run its Macau relay on Saturday (May 3), before it starts its journey through the mainland. A sister flame is awaiting good weather to summit Mount Everest.
Many expect the flame to now have a smooth run on Chinese soil with the possible exception of its Tibet leg in mid-June, leading up to the August 8 opening ceremony in Beijing - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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