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Hong Kong frenzy for Olympics banknotes
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-07-15 16:52

People form long queues to snap up special-edition HK$20 Olympic banknotes more than a day before their official release in Hong Kong July 15, 2008. [Agencies]   More Photos

But a severe thunderstorm on Monday night drenched thousands, with Hong Kong's Cable Television showing footage of crowds cowering under umbrellas.