The torch of the Doha 2006 Asian Games arrived in
Macao on Thursday
and will depart for Hong Kong Friday.
Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani, official ambassador of the Doha
2006, carried the flame in a lantern to Macao on Thursday morning
and was received by a welcome party headed by Laam Wah Ying,
president of the Macao Olympic Committee, at the Macao
International Airport.
The flame traveled 8.3 km in Macao and covered a route passing
by a dozen historic spots which were logged on the World Heritage
List.
Some 40 local celebrities and athletes were chosen as the torch
bearer, including a nine-year-old tennis player Kuan Chio Gei.
The Marathon torch relay was planned to travel 15 Asian
countries and regions in 55 days.
(Xinhua News Agency October 27, 2006)
