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Top Chinese-language stars stage show in Hong Kong to raise funds ...

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Top Chinese-language stars stage show in Hong Kong to raise funds ... International Herald Tribune - France Also attending were Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou, model Lin Chi-ling and actress Shu Qi, and mainland Chinese actors Zhou Xun and Hu Jun and singer Zhang ... read more here Stars hit a $35m high note Carol Chung Monday, June 02, 2008 The chatter and noise of 10,000 people expecting a feast of stars and songs at the Pop TV arena in West Kowloon came to a sudden silence at 2.28pm yesterday the exact time of the deadly May 12 Sichuan earthquake. After the one-minute silence, it was nothing but songs from 400 Hong Kong, mainland and Taiwan mega-stars and singers. Though spectators paid a gate price of HK$20, donations at the last count climbed to HK$35 million through phone pledges and text messages. The line-up included action hero Jackie Chan Kong-sang and Cantopop icons Andy Lau Tak-wah, Jacky Cheung Hok-yau, Leon Lai Ming, Eason Chan Yik-shun and Sammi Cheng Sau-man.