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18 May 2000
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| Hong Kong -- The Cheung Kong
Group (consisting of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd, Hutchison Whampoa
Ltd, Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd, and Hongkong Electric
Ltd) today unveiled a series of donation activities geared at
providing emergency relief for the Community Chest which is
facing a substantial deficit this year. |
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| Attending today's announcement
press conference were Ms Katherine Hung, Executive Director
of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd; Mr Leon Lai, Community Chest
Campaign Committee Member; and Mr Lawrence Yu, MBE, JP, Executive
Committee Chairman of the Community Chest. |
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| The "Cheung Kong Emergency Relief
Campaign for the Chest" campaign will start from May 20. The
list of campaign activities includes: |
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May 20 (Sat), 28 (Sun)
Cheung Kong Community Chest Emergency Relief Donation Hotline
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May 23 (Tues), 25 (Thurs) and 27 (Sat)
Park'n Shop and Watson's Wine Total Charity Sale
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May 27 (Sat) morning
Harbour Plaza Charity Breakfast |
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May 27 (Sat)
afternoon
Leon Lai Special Appearance at Park'n Shop
Watson's Wine Charity Auction |
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| Speaking at the
announcement ceremony, Ms Hung said, "In view of the Chest's
current predicament, the Cheung Kong Group has devised a donation
campaign in the hope of encouraging more people to make donations
to this worthy organization." |
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| Ms Hung continued, "The donation
activities include a dollar-for-dollar donation programme, charity
wine auction, charity breakfast, total day charity sale, and
a charity tour. We have planned a diverse range of activities
that should appeal to people from different walks of life. In
this way, we hope to generate as many donations as possible." |
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| Mr Yu expressed, "This year
has been the most difficult one in all of the Chest's 30-year
history. For the first time, we have to use our reserve for
the allocation of funds to our 140 member agencies. We are very
appreciative of the Cheung Kong Group's efforts and look forward
to the success of the campaign. The public's support is very
crucial to helping us through this trying time." |
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| Cheung Kong Emergency
Relief Campaign for the Chest |
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| Background |
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| The Chest is facing a substantial
deficit this year. In view of the situation that the Chest is
encountering, the Cheung Kong Group, comprising Cheung Kong
(Holdings) Ltd, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, Cheung Kong Infrastructure
Holdings Ltd and Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd, have devised
a donation campaign to generate contributions to the charity
organization. This campaign is specially designed to encourage
the public to make contributions in addition to the donations
made by the Cheung Kong Group. |
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| Mega star and Community Chest
Campaign Committee Member, Mr Leon Lai, has kindly agreed to
support the campaign by participating personally in some of
the activities planned for this fundraising effort. TVB and
Oriental Daily have also been very supportive by agreeing to
be the media sponsors for the event. |
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| Programme Details |
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| May 19-28 (Fri to Sun) |
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| Cheung Kong Community Chest
Emergency Relief Donation Hotline |
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| A donation hotline (tel: 9003
0137) will be set up for the public to call for the pledging
of donations to the Chest. The Cheung Kong Group will match
the total amount of donations generated from the hotline. |
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| May 23 (Tues), 25 (Thurs) and
27(Sat) |
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| Park'n Shop and Watson's
Wine Total Charity Sale Days |
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| All revenues generated at Park'n
Shop and Watsons Wine in Stanley on May 23, 25 and 27 will be
donated to the Chest. |
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| May 27 (Sat) |
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| Morning |
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| Harbour Plaza Charity Breakfast |
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| Mr Leon Lai will make a guest
appearance and cook light breakfast entrees for guests at the
Coffee Shop of the Harbour Plaza Hotel in Hunghom. All breakfast
revenues generated at the Hotel's coffee shop will be donated
to the Chest. |
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| Afternoon |
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| Leon Lai's Special Appearance
at Park'n Shop |
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| Mr Leon Lai will make a special
appearance at Park'n Shop in Stanley and lend his personal support
to the charity sale campaign. |
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| Watson's Wine Charity Auctions |
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| A special event will be held
at the Watson's Wine Shop in Stanley where Mr Leon Lai will
autograph several bottles of prestigious Bordeaux and Australian
Reds, plus a bottle of Desmaurin Tres Vieux Cognac. This rarest
and most outstanding 1928 vintage cognac was produced as a limited
edition by the Li family cognac house in Cognac, France and
retails at approximately HK$20,000 per bottle. The bottle of
Desmaurin Tres Vieux Cognac Leon autographs will bear the serial
number 328. This bottle of cognac together with another bottle
of Desmaurin Tres Vieux Cognac bearing Mr Victor Li's autograph
(serial number 333) will be auctioned off on the Community Chest
Charity Show which will be broadcast on the evening of May 28
on TVB Jade. All revenues generated from the auctions will be
donated to the Chest. |
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| Finale Event |
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| Cheung Kong Community Chest
Whampoa Charity Tour |
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| Mr Leon Lai and Cheung Kong
Holdings Managing Director, Mr Victor Li, will lead a convoy
of vehicles traveling from the new Metropolis tunnel to Whampoa
Gardens. This event will mark the tunnel's first opening for
traffic. Interested parties are welcome to participate in this
charity tour with a donation of $500 to the Chest. Cheung Kong
Group will match the total amount of donations generated from
this tour. |
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| (timing of the finale event
to be confirmed at a later date) |
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