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Article: Paralympic flame lit up at equestrian venue in Hong Kong
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- September 6, 2008
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Paralympic flame lit up at equestrian venue in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Paralympic flame was lit up at
the equestrian venue in Sha Tin, Hong Kong on Saturday night.
Prior to that, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(HKSAR) government, held a welcome reception to coincide with the
opening ceremony of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing on
Saturday.
Led by the Hong Kong Police silver band, representatives from 28
countries and regions participating in the Beijing Paralympic Games
equestrian events entered the venue.
Speaking at the welcome reception, President of the Equestrian
Committee of Hong Kong Michael Suen said that the concepts of
transcendence, ...