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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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May 2, 2008
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Olympics
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Olympic torch relay runs smoothly
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Chief Secretary Henry Tang

Successful run: Athlete Wong Kam-po, the last leg's torch bearer, enters the venue of the closing cermony at Bauhinia Square. Chief Secretary Henry Tang receives the Olympic Torch from Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Executive Vice-President Yang Shu'an.

After a nearly eight-hour relay by 119 torchbearers, and with the lighting of the cauldron, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay in Hong Kong has successfully come to an end.

 

Speaking at the closing ceremony today, Chief Secretary Henry Tang said today's relay is a journey of harmony.