The Olympic torch has started its tour of mainland China, ahead of the summer Games in Beijing in August.

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It arrived in China after a global relay marked by protests over the Chinese reaction to pro-independence demonstrations in Tibet in March.

The torch is scheduled to visit every province in China before arriving in Beijing several days before the Olympics begin.

Pro-China supporters, democracy activists and lone protesters all made their voices heard when the Olympic torch was relayed through Hong Kong on Friday.

Clad in red and bearing determined expressions, the pro-China groups vastly outnumbered the handful of protesters.

(BBC)

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