Artistes 414 Fund Raising Campaign

Artistes 414 Fund Raising Campaign (演藝界情系玉樹關愛行動) was a major fund raising campaign held at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong for the victims of the 2010 Yushu earthquake. The concert began at 6pm of 26 April 2010 lasting until 11pm.[1][2] The 414 stood for 14 April, on the day of the earthquake. The theme song is lyrics rewriting of 憑著愛 sung by Su Rui (another rewriting is 再回首 sung by 姜育恆).

Preparation

More than 300 celebrities participated in the event from both sides of the cross-strait including HK, Taiwan, People's Republic of China. The event raised over HK$35,060,000.[3] Special recordings were also made by US celebrities such as Kenny G and Will Smith.[3] Earlier portion of the fund raiser was hosted by Eric Tsang, Carol Cheng, Sally Wu (吳小莉) and Paw Hee-ching.

Participants

The following are some of the participants.[1][2][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "香港演藝界舉行賑災匯演 募得善款3506萬港幣" [Relief extravaganza held in Hong Kong entertainment industry donations raised 35.06 million Hong Kong dollars] (in Chinese). Sina. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 Chinadaily.com. "Chinadaily.com." 香港演艺界举行赈灾汇演 募得善款3506万港币. Retrieved on 2010-04-26. Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 Udn.com. "Udn.com." 300藝人紅館匯演 玉樹賑災捐1.4億台幣. Retrieved on 2010-04-26.
  4. ↑ Ent.163.com. "Ent.163.com." 163 special page. Retrieved on 2010-04-26. Archived 23 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
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