April 30: The Olympic torch arrives in Hong Kong today. Tomorrow marks the first leg of the relay in China, and the second time that the torch has passed through Hong Kong since the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Since I arrived, promotional material for the Beijing Olympics has been omnipresent in Hong Kong. My favorite PR material is the team of mutant panda athletes, who decorate street corners and posters around the city. One of the panda-looking creatures is named “Ying Ying,” which is also Joyce’s real name!
Here, Ying Ying smiles at Tsim Sha Tsui in southern Kowloon. I’m not sure where the horns come from... Maybe she’s part mutant dragon, too.
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