HONG KONG—On the afternoon of July 19, the Human Rights Torch Relay successfully concluded its global tour in Hong Kong.
The Human Rights Torch Relay is a global campaign initiated by the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) to raise awareness and stop the human rights violations in China before the Beijing Olympics. The torch relay embarked from Athens, Greece, on August 9, 2007, and toured 168 cities in 39 countries within one year.
Mr. Szeto Wah, the vice-chairman of CIPFG Asia, hosted the Human Rights Torch Relay in Hong Kong, at the Cheung Sha Wah Playground.