The Angolan Olympic Committee and the Angolan Paralympic
Committee on Sunday launched the "To Beijing 2008 Olympic Games"
hiking activity to support China hosting the 2008 Olympic Games in
Beijing.
At 8:45 a.m. local time (0745 GMT), Angolan National Assembly
Speaker Roberto de Almeida, holding the torch, led Angolan senior
officials and some 5,000 local people to start the "To Beijing 2008
Olympic Games" hiking activity at the National Stadium in the
capital Luanda.
Before the start of the 5,000-meter-long hiking activity, the
Angolan speaker told Chinese ambassador to Angola Zhang Beisan that
Angola supports China to hold the 2008 Olympic Games. "I wish China
a successful holding of the 2008 Olympic Games," he said.
To enrich Angolan people's knowledge about China's holding of
the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Chinese embassy set up an
exhibition stall at the Angolan National Stadium in the capital
Luanda to distribute materials publicizing the Beijing 2008 Olympic
Games and spread knowledge about preparations made by the Chinese
government.
The exhibition stall also attracted Speaker de Almeida and
ambassador Zhang Beisan presents a set of "Beijing 2008 Olympic
Games Mascots" to the speaker.
(Xinhua News Agency February 18, 2008)