Charlene Choi Bathes In Luckiness

The Ming Pao Weekly 40th Anniversary Charity Concert <明報周刊一起唱和精采４０年慈善音樂會> took place on Thursday evening at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wanchai.

Profits from the concert were donated to the Community Chest for its charitable causes. The charity's ambassador Leon Lai (黎明) was among the guest performers, together with his A-music artistes Miriam Yeung (楊千嬅), Janice Vidal (衛蘭), Jill Vidal (衛詩) and Charles Ying (應昌佑). Other singers supporting the event included Justin Lo (側田), Andy Hui (許志安), Priscilla Chan (陳慧嫻), Charlene Choi (蔡卓妍), Hins Cheung (張敬軒) and Eric Suen (孫耀威).

The show was opened by Hacken Lee (李克勤) who was joined for his section by Gigi Leung (梁詠琪) who is preparing for a return to the limelight following an extended hiatus. She said that she will be releasing a Mandarin album in January and she is also working with her own charitable trust.

Gigi revealed that she has now funded seven schools in the mainland through her own personal donations, which amount to over HK$1 million. She said that she hopes that by setting up a trust, she can now build schools more quickly and more systematically. Asked if this meant that she has a lot of wealth, Gigi smiled that she has a fair amount, but her mother helps to deal with her finances.

Andy will soon be taking part in an East Asia / Capital Artists concert and when asked if he will be singing one of his old duets with former girlfriend Sammi Cheng (鄭秀文), "Do You Have Me In Your Heart?" <其實你心裏有沒有我> he said that at first, he was put off by the idea, because he has refused to sing it since 1993 out of respect for the song. However, he now feels that he would like to sing it again. Asked if he will put this idea to Sammi, he replied that he does not discuss work with her, but she has put the past behind her now, so she should be fine with it.

Charlene was joined by a group of children on stage for her performance of "Lucky Is Me" <幸運是我>. She explained that she chose this song because she feels she has been extremely lucky since she entered the industry. Asked if this included her love life, she smiled that her whole life has been lucky. Asked if she has found the lucky one for her, she smiled that she is only 26, so she does not need to think about marriage yet and she will wait until she is 30 first.