Voices and $50m raised for typhoon victims
Diana Lee
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Hong Kong's Cantopop superstars and other celebrities were on song at a telethon last night as generous Hongkongers pledged donations to the tune of HK$50 million to help victims of Taiwan's devastating typhoon.
In a four-hour special TV broadcast live from Asia World-Expo, the target of HK$40 million was easily surpassed before the show had even finished.
Inset left, a check for NT$100 million (HK$23.5 million) is donated on behalf of TVB founder and media mogul Run Run Shaw, matching a sum given to relief efforts by Cheung Kong's Li Ka- shing.
Veteran crooners Jacky Cheung Hok- ya, Andy Lau Tak-wah and Alan Tam Wing-lun kicked off the show by leading dozens of stars from Hong Kong, the mainland and Taiwan in a chorus of the Chinese-language version of the Simon and Garfunkel classic Bridge over Troubled Water.
Leon Lai Ming and Aaron Kwok Fu-shing were present while other celebrities donated collectables for auction or acted as telephone operators to handle donations from 50 hotlines. Celebrities wore customized white T-shirt and blue jeans.
Typhoon Morakot, which struck the island on August 8, triggered flooding and massive landslides, leaving at least 126 people dead. The HKPAG-Artistes 88 Fund-Raising Campaign was initiated by the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild.
Taiwanese actress and director Sylvia Chang Ai-chia and local artist Eric Tsang Chi-wai were hosts.
More than 10,000 members of the public, donating at least HK$20 as an entrance fee, watched the variety show live.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club said it will donate HK$10 million to relief efforts while the Legislative Council's Finance Committee approved HK$50 million aid to Taiwan.
During the event, held Monday, August 17, 2009, Eason Chan and Jaycee Chan performed a modified version of Jaycee's song 一路好走.
To help: red cross of taiwan
Eason & Jaycee 一路好走
Source: the standard 08.18.2009
Photos: sina (courtesy of tungstar) 08.17.2009
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