Beiing 2008 Olympic Torch in Macau on May 3 2008

Written on February 20, 2008 by admin

The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Torch will arrive in Macau on May 3, where the eight-hour journey will begin at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf and will see 120 torchbearers covering 120 relay points across Macau, Taipa and the Cotai.

The torch relay will start at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf and pass 120 relay points along scenic spots and World Heritage Sites in the SAR, such as Golden Lotus Square, Ruins of St. Paul’s, Senado square, Government headquarters, A-Ma Temple, Sai Van Bridge and Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho.

The 120 torchbearers include Macau deputies to the National People’s Congress, members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Executive Council members, Legislative Assembly members, government officials, Sports Council members, representatives of the Olympic Committees of Macau and Portuguese-speaking countries, commercial companies, non-governmental organizations, sports associations, local schools and academic groups.

Eddie Laam, president of the Macau Olympic Committee, said he considers this a “great honor for Macau to mark the last stop of the relay outside the host country before the torch travels to 113 cities across 31 provinces, autonomy regions and municipalities in the mainland.”

According to Manuel Silvério, chairman of the planning committee, the sacred flame will stay overnight at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf after it arrives from Hong Kong on May 2.

The eight hour torch relay in Macau will start at 10:00am the following morning.

The Planning Committee has seven groups working respectively on route setup, security, medical service, secretariat and protocol, hospitality and logistics, promotion, media service and TV broadcast, as well as cultural events.