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| Hong Kong prepares for torch tour | Hong Kong prepares for torch tour |
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| Crowds are gathering in Hong Kong for the Olympic torch relay, some with Chinese flags and others with pro-Tibetan protest placards. | |
| The authorities have denied access to some activists planning protests during Friday's eight-hour relay. | |
| The actress and campaigner, Mia Farrow, was allowed in, but others have reportedly been refused entry. | The actress and campaigner, Mia Farrow, was allowed in, but others have reportedly been refused entry. |
| Those barred from entry to Hong Kong were thought to be campaigners for the Free Tibet movement. | Those barred from entry to Hong Kong were thought to be campaigners for the Free Tibet movement. |
| Three members of the Students for a Free Tibet campaign told journalists they had been put on a flight from the Special Administrative Region of China earlier this week. | Three members of the Students for a Free Tibet campaign told journalists they had been put on a flight from the Special Administrative Region of China earlier this week. |
| The group's Executive Director, Lhadon Tethong said in a webcast: "Tibetans will do everything in their power to protest during the torch relay." | The group's Executive Director, Lhadon Tethong said in a webcast: "Tibetans will do everything in their power to protest during the torch relay." |
| Red pride | Red pride |
| Thousands of Hong Kong citizens and visitors from the mainland started lining the relay route on Friday morning, as a light rain fell. | |
| They wanted some reassurance that we were not here to disrupt the torch relay Mia Farrow | |
| People were being encouraged to wear red to show their support for the torch and for China. | People were being encouraged to wear red to show their support for the torch and for China. |
| But one protester carried a sign reading "Olympic torch for democracy", while others carried the Tibetan flag. | |
| About 3,000 police are on duty in the former British colony. | |
| During the relay, the torch will pass by the Olympic Equestrian Centre. | During the relay, the torch will pass by the Olympic Equestrian Centre. |
| After Hong Kong, the torch will go through more than 100 more towns and cities in China before ending up at the Olympic stadium in Beijing on 8 August for the start of the Olympic Games. | After Hong Kong, the torch will go through more than 100 more towns and cities in China before ending up at the Olympic stadium in Beijing on 8 August for the start of the Olympic Games. |
| Freedom of speech is protected by the Basic Law - Hong Kong's mini-constitution agreed before the end of British rule in 1997. | Freedom of speech is protected by the Basic Law - Hong Kong's mini-constitution agreed before the end of British rule in 1997. |
| Many thought Ms Farrow might be turned away at the airport when she arrived to give a speech critical of China's ties with Sudan. After reaching the immigration desk to get her passport stamped, officials escorted her away to discuss her plans. | Many thought Ms Farrow might be turned away at the airport when she arrived to give a speech critical of China's ties with Sudan. After reaching the immigration desk to get her passport stamped, officials escorted her away to discuss her plans. |
| "They wanted some reassurance that we were not here to disrupt the torch relay, which of course we are not," Ms Farrow told reporters. | "They wanted some reassurance that we were not here to disrupt the torch relay, which of course we are not," Ms Farrow told reporters. |
| She said that immigration officials gave her a statement warning her not to disrupt law and order. | She said that immigration officials gave her a statement warning her not to disrupt law and order. |
| Ms Farrow is due to make a speech calling on China to do more to end the conflict in Darfur. |