Spectators wait for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Macao, south China, on May 3, 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Lei)

Torchbearers file to the site of the starting ceremony before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Macao, south China, on May 3, 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Lei)

(Xinhua News Agency May 3, 2008)