In an effort to help contribute to the relief fund for the victims of Typhoon Morakot, Hong Kong celebrities like Andy Lau, Alan Tam, and Eric Tsang came together to organize the Artistes 88 Fund Raising Campaign. The charity programme took place two nights ago and was participated by over 300 Hong Kong artistes featuring the likes of the four Heavenly Kings, Andy Lau, Leon Lai, Aaron Kwok and Jacky Cheung, Gigi Leung, Cai Qin, Eason Chan, and Sammi Cheng.The charity show began with the combined effort of all the stars as they sang to the tune of Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" with self-penned lyrics. All celebrities present at the event donned white plain t-shirts that were imprinted with a map of Taiwan. In a bid to raise more money for the victims of this disaster, Alan Tam lent his vocals throughout the show, and even auctioned off his trophy from the Golden Horse Awards (for a year) and a white jade statue of the Bodhisattva Guan Yin, raising a total of S$200,000.
A total of S$10 million was raised from the successful event. Although the event was supposed to be a reunion stage for the four Heavenly Kings, attempts to get them up together remained unsuccessful as they each took turns to perform separately.
The main organizer of this fund raiser, Andy, appealed to his Taiwanese fans and instructed them to donate their travel funds to the relief instead of travelling to Hong Kong in September for his birthday. An equally bighearted Jacky expressed, "Although I cannot represent the entire of Hong Kong's citizens, however, I can say that most of us are concerned for Taiwan. When there is trouble, we will feel the pain too. If you feel that my presence in the disaster areas will be a great source of comfort, I will be there! I am only afraid of hindering the work of the rescue team."
(SHAH Marai/AFP)
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