Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders

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Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders
Native name 愛心無國界311燭光晚會
Date1 April 2011 (2011-04-01)
Time7:00pm (
HK$18 million raised
FootageOfficial website (archive)

Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders (

HK$18 million were raised in this event alone, not counting other fund raisers.[1] Converted into US Dollars, the charity concert raised approximately 2.31 million dollars.[2]

Preparation

The name of the event 311 came from 11 March, the day that the earthquake occurred. The concert event lasted 3 hours featuring 300 local and overseas artists, including some from Japan. There were about 8,000 to 10,000 people in attendance.

RTHK recorded the theme song "Succumb not to sorrow" (不要輸給心痛).[4]

Broadcast

More than 150 donation hotlines were available. The event was telecasted live.

People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan.[5] Event was hosted by Eric Tsang, Lawrence Cheng, Carol Cheng, Sylvia Chang, Agnes Chan.[6]

Participants

The following are some of the participants at the concert. The list is incomplete.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Other similar event

On 20 March 2011 a much smaller scale fund raising campaign called "全城關愛日本大地震" was held in HK.[13][14] Many of the participants have also worked closely in Japan's industry. Participants include:

  • Ivan Wang (王友良)
  • Marie Zhuge (諸葛梓岐)
  • Yan Ng
  • Vangie Tang
  • Wylie Chiu (趙碩之)
  • Philip Wei (韋雄)
  • Yip Wai-ting (葉慧婷)
  • Rico Kwok (郭力行)
  • Carisa Yan (甄穎珊) from Freeze
  • Chow Wing-hang (周永恆)
  • 4anda
  • Venus Yiu (姚嘉兒)
  • JuJu Chan
  • Renee Lee (李蘊)
  • Alice B
  • Rednoon

See also

References

  1. ^ "Action hero Jackie Chan and friends raise money for Japan". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  2. ^ ""Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders" raises funds for Japan". Asia Pacific Arts. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b South China Morning Post. "SCMP." Songs of hope as Japan aid tops HK$100m. Retrieved on 2011-04-03.
  4. ^ a b "Star-studded cast gets in tune for Victoria Park show to help victims". The Standard. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  5. ^ "311燭光晚會：港日媒體聯盟 知名藝人薈萃". Big5.ifeng.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  6. ^ "愛心無國界311燭光晚會 - 每集內容 - tvb.com". Programme.tvb.com. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  7. ^ "300藝人同心籌二千萬賑災". News.sina.com.hk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  8. ^ "The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  9. ^ 300藝人心連心為日本加油 - 東方日報 (in Chinese). Orientaldaily.on.cc. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  10. ^ 翁倩玉感激中國救日本 (in Chinese). Specials.mingpao.com. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  11. ^ 作者：大A. "視頻：眾星雲集311燭光晚會 籌款1859萬港幣-娛樂新聞-新浪新聞中心". News.sina.com.tw. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  12. ^ "「愛心無國界311燭光晚會」詳情". TVB Channel. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  13. ^ "香港發起"全城關愛日本大地震"籌款義賣活動". Big5.ifeng.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  14. ^ "全城關愛日本大地震「千鶴‧萬語」祝願平安". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

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