Olympic official website on April 24 - 8:30 local time (SGT 6:30) Beijing Olympics torch to start transmission in Canberra, Australia.

 Local indigenous people held a welcome ceremony for the rich characteristics Xunyan and ceremony.  Australian Olympic Committee president said the first test Mainz.  Examination Mainz welcome to beautiful Beijing Olympic Torch Canberra.  He said Australia and China have enjoyed profound friendship, the Olympic flame in Beijing today in Canberra to transfer the two sides will continue to deepen the communication and cooperation, will show the Australian people's enthusiasm.   Olympic flame's arrival in Australia on the vast land to promote the Olympic culture, so that more people understand the Olympic movement, sensing the Olympic spirit.

 Canberra, Australia Capital Territory Chief Minister of the Government Sitanhuofu subsequent speech.  He said that the Beijing Olympic Games torch in Canberra to convey to the public so that all of Canberra are very excited.  This gave Canberra a 1.3 billion Chinese people in the face in front of the world show their good opportunities.  Canberra people will warmly welcome the arrival of the Beijing Olympic Games torch.

 Then Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice president of Xiangyun will light the torch to today's first aboriginal rods torchbearers 2007 Australian hands of the Outstanding Young Persons Tania Major, today launched a prelude to the transfer.

 Canberra today at the activities of the torch relay starting from the settlement to the special Griffin on the water transmission and Capitol, the War Memorial, and other famous attractions, finally arrived at the end of stage 88.  Australian Ian Thorpe will play a well-known athletes today, the last a torch.

 Olympic flame arrived in Canberra, has attracted more than 20,000 Chinese, overseas Chinese, students and staff of Chinese-funded institutions concerned, the farthest from New Zealand, Darwin, Hobart, and other places came.  (Olympic torch relay in front of the official website reported reporters Leavitt www.beijing2008.cn)