Hong Kong Arts Groups to Raise Money for SARS Victims

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Hong Kong Arts Groups to Raise Money for SARS Victims

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Six major performing arts groups in Hong Kong announced Tuesday they will join forces for the firsttime in a special performance to raise money for "We Care Education Fund" which aims to help children affected by SARS.

The six arts groups include Chung Ying Theater Company, City Contemporary Dance Company, Hong Kong Ballet, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Theater Ensemble and Zuni Lcosahedron.

Helen Ng, chief executive officer of Hong Kong Ballet, said allthe revenues from the special performance "Arts Relief For SARS", which will be held at the Hong Kong City Hall next Friday, will bedonated to the fund.

"We have expected to have a revenue of about 100,000 HK dollars(12,821 US dollars) from the performance. But the booking is so good that we expect to get some 300,000 to 400,000 Hong Kong dollars (38,462 to 51,282 US dollars)," she said.

The fund, launched by four female officers in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on May 2, has received more than 25 million HK dollars (3.2 million US dollars) so far.

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