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DIGNITY PRESERVED

A Hong Kong insider writes:

Attached is a Hong Kong Government (Education Department) guidelines document for the torch relay in HK on May 2nd.

Observe the top paragraph on the second page about security measures needed to ‘preserve the dignity of the Olympic flame’.

Other dignity-preserving flame measures apparently include Torch Protector goon squads, who will only be called upon (during the relay’s Australian leg) if there is “really serious trouble.”

1. Sounds hydrophobic.

   Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 04 15 at 10:15 AM • permalink



2. Only if things get rearry, rearry serious, cookie boy!

   Posted by egg_ on 2008 04 15 at 10:16 AM • permalink



3. If there’s serious trouble, and the goon squads jump into the foray, will they be charged with assault if they hurt someone?

   Thought not.

   Posted by Ash_ on 2008 04 15 at 10:20 AM • permalink



4. I don’t suppose one of those DC-10 water tankers is available.

   Posted by rhhardin on 2008 04 15 at 11:08 AM • permalink



5. “...I don’t care if it’s the second act of Henry the Fifth, Wang - if your boys come off the bus we’re going to beat them down and toss them in the clink. This is NOT China. Clear?”

   Posted by mojo on 2008 04 15 at 11:58 AM • permalink



6. Or you can have your torchbearers scurry around the back alleys like San Francisco did.

   Posted by RebeccaH on 2008 04 15 at 04:09 PM • permalink



7. This is one time I think I am really hoping all the rent-a-protest types in Australia turn up.

   I have previously admitted to being a bit conflicted on the relay - but now I’m itching to see some swampies get the bejezus walloped out of them. APEC was a fizzer for good walloping.  This could make up for it.

   Posted by Razor on 2008 04 15 at 09:09 PM • permalink



8. “Preserving the dignity of the flame” = no drunken attempts to light a blue flame.

   Posted by mr creosote on 2008 04 15 at 09:35 PM • permalink



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