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| Concert time in HK: First day without new SARS cases |
| CCTV.COM 2003-05-25 09:05:16 |
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For the first time since the HK SAR government started compiling statistics in March, no new SARS cases were reported on Saturday. Hong Kong's biggest pop stars performed at a benefit concert to celebrate the occasion and to raise funds for families affected by SARS.
Earlier on Friday, the World Health Organization had lifted a Hong Kong travel advisory. For weeks, many people in Hong Kong had been wearing surgical masks, but most of the thousands of concert－goers were conspicuously not wearing them.
The "1 to 99 Concert" was named after the bleach－to－water ratio officials have recommended as an anti－SARS cleaning solution. Artists included pop sensation Nicholas Tse and Hong Kong's "Four Heavenly Kings", Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Leon Lai, and Aaron Kowk. Singers Sammi Cheng, Joey Yung, and Eason Chan also appeared.
The concert organizer said some 17.2 million Hong Kong dollars had been raised by Saturday night.
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Editor: Han Ling CCTV.com
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