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Asian stars hold show in HK for tsunami aid
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-01-06 17:31
Over 150 Asian music and movie stars, a majority of them from Hong Kong, will
join forces in that Chinese territory for a huge fund-raising show to help the
Asian tsunami relief effort.
Over 150 Asian
music and movie stars, including Jacky Cheung seen here, majority of them
from Hong Kong, will join forces in that Chinese territory for a huge
fund-raising show to help the Asian tsunami relief effort.
[AFP] |
Four popular Hong Kong singers Andy
Lau, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Aaron Kwok -- known locally as the four Gods of
canto-pop -- are set to headline the show.
Chinese action star Jet Li, who and his family narrowly escaped the disaster
when they were on holiday in Maldives, will also share his story of survival.
Thailand action star Tony Jaa, who starred last year in surprise
international hit movie "Ong Bak", is expected to appeal cash donations.
Jaa, whose home country is one of the worst hit areas by the disaster, said
he was grateful for donations his country had received.
"No-one wanted disasters. But then this has made people realise how important
life is. Everyone should learn how to enjoy life and give the others care and
warmth," he told Hong Kong-based newspaper Apple Daily.
Hollywood action star Jackie Chan, one of the conveners of the show, will not
be able to attend due to a prior engagement in the Unites States but will raise
funds by telephone.
Other celebrities, such as actor Chow Yun-fat and Maggie Cheung, are yet to
confirm.
The seven-hour show, "Crossing Borders Fund Raising Show" will be held at the
Hong Kong Stadium from 4pm (0800 GMT) to 11 pm.
More than 100 singers from Hong Kong, the mainland and Taiwan have recorded
the show's theme song, "Love", a Chinese-language version of "We Are the World",
originally released by USA for Africa in 1985 in aid of African famine relief.
All major TV stations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Singapore and Malaysia
will broadcast the show live and are expected to draw over 100 million viewers,
organisers said.
Nearly 150,000 people were killed and several million left homeless or hungry
after a massive earthquake deep below the Indian Ocean off Indonesia on December
26 sent huge waves crashing into coastal communities in 11
countries.
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