Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign

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Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign (Chinese: 演藝界512關愛行動) is a major fund raising campaign held in Hong Kong for the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The concert was held on June 1, 2008, and began at 2:28pm, the time the earthquake had struck Sichuan on May 12.[1][2] The show was 7 to 8-hours long, featuring more than 200 stars from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.[1]

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[edit] Preparation

On May 22, 2008, members of the fund raising campaign got together. They were led by Andy Lau, and waited in a moment of silence.[3] Donations are accepted from June 1 to June 7th. A number of major banks have been involved with the donations including Bank of China (Hong Kong), Bank of Communications and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.[4]

[edit] Broadcast and Locale

The event took place at Pop TV Arena (西九龍中天地) at West Kowloon.[1] The show is broadcasted on Hong Kong's TVB , ATV and CableTV.[5] Some channels such as Phoenix TV also broadcasted it in parts.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c SCMP. "SCMP." Hong Kongers missing in quake zones found. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  2. ^ Sohu.com. "Sohu.com." 6月1日14时半直播《演艺界512关爱行动》大汇演. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  3. ^ Sina. "Sina." Artistes 512 preparation pictures. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  4. ^ Artistes 512. "Artiste512." Ways to donate. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  5. ^ MTVChina. "MTVChina." 演艺界512 关爱行动 首批演艺人走访四川. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.

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