Olympic torch relay underway in casino haven Macau

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

MACAU (AFP) —

The Olympic torch relay got underway Saturday in the gambling haven of Macau, the final leg on its round-the-world tour before heading into mainland China.

The torch was to snake through the former Portuguese colony where few, if any, protests were expected, before being flown in the evening to the holiday resort of Hainan, its first stop in China itself.

The Olympics open in Beijing on August 8.

© 2008 AFP

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