Torch relay will visit Tibet as planned, organizers say

The torch relay for the Beijing Olympics will go to Tibet as scheduled despite security concerns over the recent unrest in Lhasa, the Games' organizers said yesterday.

"At present, the situation in the region is stable and the Tibet leg of the torch relay will proceed as scheduled," Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice-president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), said.

"The preparation work for the torch relay in Tibet is going smoothly. We firmly believe the regional government will be able to ensure the stability of Tibet and a smooth torch relay there," he said.