Olympic Live Sites in Hong Kong launched today (with photos)
                   
info.gov.hk     08-Aug-2008            

The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsang Tak-sing, together with guests and citizens, assembled at the Olympic Live Site set up on the Central Lawn of Victoria Park in Causeway Bay tonight (August 8) to watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games broadcast live on a giant TV screen and to bear witness to this historic moment in sports history. The Olympic Live Sites, set up in Victoria Park and Sha Tin Park, are run by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games period between August 8 and 24 to broadcast competition events live on giant TV screens. Free cultural programmes will also be provided at the Live Sites to encourage public participation in Olympic activities with a view to boosting the ambience of the Games and promoting the Olympic spirit. Speaking at a... [read full story]                    


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username ideolog - 08-Aug-2008 10:29:17
I wish I could see the opening ceremony in Beijing. Or at least to watch it on TV sitting at home...
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username odilone - 08-Aug-2008 13:18:39
Come on, it is going to be a couple of hours long amazingly intense spectacle! Check out some internet news sites videos, that is exactly the portion bearable by a human being:-)
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It's ok, you can find it on the Internet.
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Michael Phelps is Gold! Wheeeehewwwww
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