Steven Cheung knows how lucky he is to have been selected to run with London's Olympic flame. But he is already thinking beyond that, with plans to auction his torch to aid China's Hope Schools, a charity project to help poor children.

"I am grateful for the opportunity to study in the UK, and I want to help other Chinese children who are less fortunate," said Cheung, who will carry the flame through the London borough of Waltham Forest on July 21.

Cheung, 22, was nominated as a torchbearer by members of London's Chinese community, for whom he is a role model.