The 2009 East Asian Games torch relay was the torch relay portion prior to the opening of the East Asian Games. It took place on 29 August 2009 on the 100th day countdown to the games. [1] About 500 local schools held torch relay activities from September 2009 to November 2009 prior to the start of the games in December. [2] The torch pipe was designed by HK designer Kan Tai-keung (靳埭強). [2] The relay held the theme "Light the way to the EAG". [3]
The 2009 East Asian Games, officially known as the V East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Hong Kong, China, between 5 December and 13 December 2009. A total of 2,377 athletes from 9 East Asian national competed in 262 events in 22 sports. It was the biggest sporting event ever held in the territory.
The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organised by the East Asian Games Association (EAGA) and held every four years from 1993 to 2013 among athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), as well as the Pacific island of Guam, which is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees.
The torch is a curvy cylinder with a square top and round bottom. It resembles the horn of an ox as 2009 is the year of the Ox. [4] They create the patterns of "Lucky Clouds" to put forward the concept of yin and yang. This also convey the message that Hong Kong is a place where the Chinese and Western cultures meet. [4]
A horn is a permanent pointed projection on the head of various animals consisting of a covering of keratin and other proteins surrounding a core of live bone. Horns are distinct from antlers, which are not permanent. In mammals, true horns are found mainly among the ruminant artiodactyls, in the families Antilocapridae (pronghorn) and Bovidae.
An ox, also known as a bullock in Australia and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal or riding animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration makes the animals more docile. Cows or bulls may also be used in some areas.
The Ox (牛) is the second of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Ox is denoted by the Earthly Branch symbol 丑. The name is translated into English as Cow.
The relay point begins at Kowloon Park that travels to Austin Road and Nathan Road. Then it turns to Salisbury Road and Tsim Sha Tsui East before reaching the Avenue of Stars and Kowloon Public Pier. The bearers then cross Victoria Harbour by water and reach Expo drive east on the other side of the harbour. It continues to Harbour Road before going to Expo drive and finish at the Golden Bauhinia Square with the last torch bearer. [5]
Kowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It has an area of 13.3 hectares and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Austin Road is a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named after John Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879. The northeast part of this street is noted for clubs, fields, and military buildings, while the western section is densely populated.
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong that goes in a south–north direction from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with tourists, and was known in the post–World War II years as the Golden Mile, a name that is now rarely used. It starts on the southern part of Kowloon at its junction with Salisbury Road, a few metres north of Victoria Harbour, and ends at its intersection with Boundary Street in the north. Portions of the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Lines run underneath Nathan Road. The total length of Nathan Road is about 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi).
There were a total of 65 torchbearers. The route was divided by 3 sections. [5] [6]
Torchbearer | Description |
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Wong Kam-po (黃金寶) | biker |
Sherry Tsai (蔡曉慧) | swimmer |
Wu Siu-hong (胡兆康) | bowler |
Lee Wai-lim (李威廉) | football player |
Lam Po-kuen (林寶權) | |
Matthew Lee Chadwick (蔡明紹) | equestrian |
Tang Yik-chun (鄧亦峻) | |
Li Xiao-peng (李小鵬) | gymnast |
Wang Chen (王晨) | badminton player |
Eason Chan (陳奕迅) | singer |
Zhou Mi (周蜜) | badminton player |
Richie Ren (任賢齊) | singer |
Poon Chi-ho (潘志豪) | basketball player |
Dadawa (朱哲琴) | singer |
Joey Yung (容祖兒) | singer |
Cheung Hoi-wah (蔣凱華) | |
Chae Yeon (蔡妍) | singer |
Helen Liu Yee-man (廖伊敏) | |
Fung Kwok-wai (馮國威) | |
Chan Yee-ki (陳綺琪) | |
Fung Wing-see (馮詠施) | |
Ken Chu Ting-kin (朱鼎健) | |
Samuel Yu Sum-yee (余心怡) | biker |
Evelyn Choi (蔡穎恩) | model |
Yu Wei-li (於偉麗) | |
Chun Chun-ki (秦駿祺) | |
Fiona Ma (馬希彤) | swimmer |
Marco Kwok Ho-ting (郭灝霆) | biker |
Ng Sum-chun (吳森雋) | |
Mina Ng Min-ning (吳敏寧) | |
Wong Wing-shan (黃泳珊) | |
Asghar Ali | |
Law Yiu-tung (羅耀彤) | |
Adrian Ma Wai-hing (馬偉卿) | |
Tie Yana (帖雅娜) | ping pong player |
Chan Zheng-ming (陳徵明) | |
Chan Mei-ling (陳美玲) | |
Fan Chun-yip (范俊業) | football player |
Lo Kwan-yee (盧均宜) | football player |
Wong Fai (王輝) | shooter |
Hacken Lee (李克勤) | singer |
Li Ching (李靜) | ping pong player |
Torchbearer | Description |
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Jeff Wong Chun-kiu (王俊喬) | |
Leung Ya-yuan (梁雅媛) | |
Au Ka-yee (區嘉儀) | |
Chiang Yun-kuen (蔣潤權) | |
Yau Ka-lam (邱嘉琳) | |
Yeung Ying-kwan (楊英君) | |
Jiang Hua-jun (姜華珺) | ping pong player |
John Hui Kin-yip (許建業) | |
Torchbearer | Description |
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Chiu Chung-hei (趙頌熙) | |
Choi Tat-ming (蔡達明) | |
Evelyn Ho Yuk-ling (何玉玲) | |
Alan Tam (譚詠麟) | singer |
Yeung Sau-mei (楊秀美) | volleyball player |
Cheng Siu-wai (鄭少偉) | football player |
Rebecca Chiu (趙詠賢) | squash player |
Tsui Choi-ho (徐志豪) | |
Tang Hon-sing (鄧漢昇) | |
Andres Tung (董卓軒) | |
Yu Wai-ting (于蕙婷) | |
Yung Kam-wah (翁金驊) | |
Annie Au Wing-chi (歐詠芝) | |
Ko Lai-chak (高禮澤) | ping pong player |
Lee Lai-shan (李麗珊) | surfer, gold medalist |
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