The Hong Kong-leg of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games torch run was held on Thursday in Hong Kong.
Choi Yuk Kwan, final leg runner and representative of Disciplinary Departments of Hong Kong, started the torch run from UC Centenary Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui East to Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai and lighted the cauldron there.
The torch run is covering 12 cities across the Chinese mainland, along with Hong Kong and Macao. The torch will be carried to Shanghai where the games will be held on Oct. 2 to 12.
Escorted by Special Olympics athletes and police officers, the Flame of Hope had traveled through Greece, Egypt, Britain, the United States, South Korea, Japan and Australia after it was ignited in Athens, Greece, on June 29.
The Special Olympics will bring together some 10,000 athletes and trainers from more than 160 countries and regions. A Hong Kong delegation of 111 athletes will compete in 10 events.
The games are one of the major international sports events for athletes with intellectual disabilities. It is being held in Asia for the first time.
Source: Xinhua
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