Thousands of Hong Kong citizens and visitors from the mainland started lining the relay route on Friday morning, as a light rain fell.
Mia Farrow
They wanted some reassurance that we were not here to disrupt the torch relay
Mia Farrow
People were being encouraged to wear red to show their support for the torch and for China.
But one protester carried a sign reading "Olympic torch for democracy", while others carried the Tibetan flag.
About 3,000 police are on duty in the former British colony.
During the relay, the torch will pass by the Olympic Equestrian Centre.
After Hong Kong, the torch will go through more than 100 more towns and cities in China before ending up at the Olympic stadium in Beijing on 8 August for the start of the Olympic Games.
Freedom of speech is protected by the Basic Law - Hong Kong's mini-constitution agreed before the end of British rule in 1997.
Many thought Ms Farrow might be turned away at the airport when she arrived to give a speech critical of China's ties with Sudan. After reaching the immigration desk to get her passport stamped, officials escorted her away to discuss her plans.
"They wanted some reassurance that we were not here to disrupt the torch relay, which of course we are not," Ms Farrow told reporters.
She said that immigration officials gave her a statement warning her not to disrupt law and order.
Ms Farrow is due to make a speech calling on China to do more to end the conflict in Darfur.
Red pride
Thousands of Hong Kong citizens and visitors from the mainland started lining the relay route on Friday morning, as a light rain fell.
Mia Farrow
They wanted some reassurance that we were not here to disrupt the torch relay
Mia Farrow
People were being encouraged to wear red to show their support for the torch and for China.
But one protester carried a sign reading "Olympic torch for democracy", while others carried the Tibetan flag.
About 3,000 police are on duty in the former British colony.
During the relay, the torch will pass by the Olympic Equestrian Centre.
After Hong Kong, the torch will go through more than 100 more towns and cities in China before ending up at the Olympic stadium in Beijing on 8 August for the start of the Olympic Games.
Freedom of speech is protected by the Basic Law - Hong Kong's mini-constitution agreed before the end of British rule in 1997.
Many thought Ms Farrow might be turned away at the airport when she arrived to give a speech critical of China's ties with Sudan. After reaching the immigration desk to get her passport stamped, officials escorted her away to discuss her plans.
"They wanted some reassurance that we were not here to disrupt the torch relay, which of course we are not," Ms Farrow told reporters.
She said that immigration officials gave her a statement warning her not to disrupt law and order.
Ms Farrow is due to make a speech calling on China to do more to end the conflict in Darfur.
