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The Olympic torch relay wound its way through Hong Kong without incident Friday, beginning a series of runs on Chinese soil after stops in other nations that sometimes triggered protests.

The torch passed through the hands of 119 torchbearers during the near-eight-hour trek before it was settled in a caldron on the city's waterfront.

"This is [the] pride of Hong Kong. This is [the] pride of China," said Jiang Xiaoyum, the executive vice president of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee. Read full article »

CNN's Saeed Ahmed contributed to this report

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