Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign

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.SCMP. " [http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=67fbc3937153a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news SCMP] ." "Hong Kongers missing in quake zones found." Retrieved on 2008-05-31.] [Sohu.com. " [http://yule.sohu.com/20080529/n257164788.shtml 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.] The show was 7 to 8-hours long, featuring more than 200 stars from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.

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. [Sina. " [http://english.sina.com/p/1/2008/0522/162101.html Sina] ." "Artistes 512 preparation pictures." Retrieved on 2008-05-31.] Donations were 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. [Artistes 512. " [http://www.artistes512.com/layers/donation Artiste512] ." "Ways to donate." Retrieved on 2008-05-31.]

Broadcast and Locale

The event took place at Pop TV Arena (西九龍中天地) at West Kowloon. The show is broadcasted on Hong Kong's TVB , ATV and CableTV. [MTVChina. " [http://media.mtvchina.com/article-8842.html MTVChina] ." "演艺界512 关爱行动 首批演艺人走访四川." Retrieved on 2008-05-31.] Some channels such as Phoenix TV also broadcasted it in parts.

Participants

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.Apple Daily, June 4, 2008, Section C16,「演藝界512關愛行動」大匯演鳴謝啟示]

References

External links

* [http://www.artistes512.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.artistes512.com/layers/news Official website listing of stars (may not be final)]