HK puts on glitzy show for torch run

HONG KONG: More than 1 million residents and visitors ignored light showers on Friday to cheer the Olympic torch relay - many waving from apartment windows and rooftops of high-rise buildings.

Hong Kong is the first Chinese city to welcome the Olympic flame after its month-long odyssey spanning 19 cities throughout the world.

The number of spectators the relay attracted in the special administrative region was the highest among all cities on its overseas legs, Beijing Olympic Torch Relay spokesman Qu Yingpu said.