Olympics & Paralympics
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Above: The Chief Executive hands the Olympic flame to the first torchbearer, Ms Lee Lai-shan, at the Olympic Torch Relay launching ceremony at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on May 2. Hong Kong was the first Chinese city to welcome the Olympic flame on its return from its relay across five continents. Right: Equestrian torchbearer Kenneth Cheng Man-kit participates in the Olympic Torch Relay event.
Far right: Hong Kong's Patrick. Lam clears a hurdle in the
Olympic jumping event at Sha Tin. It was the first time
Hong Kong had competed in this Olympic event.
Torch Relay
Beijing 2008
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