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Should we dread the handover?

Why worry about the Olympic handover when it includes David Beckham riding through Beijing on a London bus? ...full story at Guardian Blogs

from Guardian Blogs on Sat, Aug 23 2008

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12 Sep 08 visit FINAL: London official Olympic handover segment Beijing 2008  »  YouTube videoFINAL EDIT - Now with the National Anthem! Official *video* of the official London 2012 Olympic Games handover segment from the Beijing 2008 Olympic closing ceremony - the full 8 minute segment and the flag handover. Features David Beckham, Leona Lewis...
24 Aug 08 visit Beckham hits Beijing  »  Countdown to Beijing As if any more glitz was needed at the Beijing Olympics, David Beckham flew into China at the weekend to promote the 2012 Games in London. The former England captain has millions of fans in China. He will appear in the Bird’s Nest at the Olymp...
02 Jan 07 visit HK's Handover 'a Great Success'  »  china.org.cn As Hong Kong is preparing to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its return to the motherland in 2007, British Consul-General in Hong Kong Stephen Bradley said: "Ten years on, the handover has obviously been a great success."
02 Jan 07 visit HK's handover "a great success"  »  Xinhua As Hong Kong is preparing to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its return to the motherland in 2007, British Consul-General in Hong Kong Stephen Bradley said: "Ten years on, the handover has obviously been a great success."
24 Aug 08 visit The Beijing Olympic closing ceremony set to "dazzle" tonight with David Beckham, Leona Lewis, Jimmy Page and a cast of 7,000  »  Shanghaiist Tonight's star-studded Olympic closing ceremony will feature David Beckham, Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin fame While we aren't able to provide you with any spoilers like we did for the opening ceremony, executive vice president of NBC...
17 Jun 07 visit Chinese Canadians celebrate 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover  »  People's Daily More than 1,000 Canadian community, business and political leaders on Friday shared the message of "One Country, Two Systems" in Toronto at a gala that marks the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China.

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