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Torch relay returns to a gold-medal welcome

THE Beijing Olympic torch relay proved a hit in Hong Kong yesterday as the precious flame returned to a resounding welcome on home soil. Wong Kam Po, a world champion cyclist and the last torchbearer in Hong Kong,... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Fri, May 02 2008

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