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Reading her message in the Queen's Baton to welcome the athletes at Celtic Park, the Queen stressed "the shared value and ambition" of the Commonwealth.
The final Queen's Baton relay was carried by Britain's six gold medal Olympian Chris Hoy, who grew up in Edinburgh, capital of Scotland.
About 2,000 cast members including Scottish female singer Lulu, Susan Boyle and Scottish classical violinist Nicola Benedetti performed in a ceremony in a distinguished Scottish style, which entertained the audience at the 1892-built and full-occupied Celtic Park.
Joined by her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II entered the opening ceremony site in a Rolls-Royce car, followed by the audience's upstanding and singing of the British national anthem "God Save the Queen".
Guided by the Scottish Aberdeen Terrier led by a staff with the delegation's name on the dog's back, each delegation entered the opening ceremony in regional order.
As the previous hosts of the Commonwealth Games, India led the parade, which ended with the current hosts, Team Scotland with the flag bearer of Judo player Euan Burton.
The Games featuring 261 events in 17 sports in 11 days of competition begin on Thursday with diving to be held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held in Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia between April 4 to April 15.
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A mainland tourist died in a Hong Kong hospital Tuesday morning after fighting with a tour leader in a jewellery shop.
The 54-year-old victim, surnamed Miao, from northeastern China's Heilongjiang province was reported dead at 10:45 am.
On Monday, the group was taken by a mainland tour leader surnamed Deng to a jewellery store in Hung Hom for shopping.
Around 11 am, local police arrived at the scene and found Miao lying unconscious.
Police on Tuesday arrested a Hong Konger and a mainlander in connection with the case after arresting Deng and Miao's wife the day before.
A resource said the couple had a dispute with Deng and jostled with each other. Later the couple was attacked by four men.
Police said the case would be classified as manslaughter.
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In 2010, the 65-year-old mainland visitor Chen Youming, a table tennis coach from Hunan Province, had a heart attack and died after quarrelling with a tour guide who allegedly refused to let him leave a jewelry shop.
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