Native name | 愛心無國界311燭光晚會 |
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Date | 1 April 2011 |
Time | 7:00pm (HKT) |
Location | Causeway Bay, Victoria Park, Hong Kong |
Type | Benefit concert |
Motive | Fundraising for Japanese tsunami victims |
Outcome | HK$18 million raised |
Footage | Official website (archive) |
Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders (Chinese: 愛心無國界311燭光晚會) was a major fund raising campaign held in Hong Kong for the victims of the Japan 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The event was organized by the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild and began at 7pm on 1 April 2011 at Causeway Bay Victoria park. About 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]