Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign ( Chinese: 演藝界512關愛行動) was a major fundraising concert 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 mainland China. [1] The theme song is lyrics rewriting of 海闊天空 sung by Beyond (band). [3]
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. [4] Donations were accepted from June 1 to June 7. 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. [5]
The event took place at Pop TV Arena (西九龍中天地) at West Kowloon. [1] The show is broadcast on Hong Kong's TVB, ATV and CableTV. [6] Some channels such as Phoenix TV also broadcast it in parts.
The following is a list of participants at the concert. The collection of celebrities include singers, actors, actresses, directors, producers and a wide variety of performers. [7]
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Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign ( Chinese: 演藝界512關愛行動) was a major fundraising concert 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 mainland China. [1] The theme song is lyrics rewriting of 海闊天空 sung by Beyond (band). [3]
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. [4] Donations were accepted from June 1 to June 7. 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. [5]
The event took place at Pop TV Arena (西九龍中天地) at West Kowloon. [1] The show is broadcast on Hong Kong's TVB, ATV and CableTV. [6] Some channels such as Phoenix TV also broadcast it in parts.
The following is a list of participants at the concert. The collection of celebrities include singers, actors, actresses, directors, producers and a wide variety of performers. [7]
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