150 Asian stars to hold show for tsunami aid

Four popular Hong Kong singers Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Aaron Kwok--known locally as the four Gods of canto-pop--are set to headline the show. Chinese action star Jet Li, who and his family narrowly escaped the disaster when they were on holiday in Maldives, will also share his story of survival.

Thailand action star Tony Jaa, who starred last year in surprise international hit movie Ong Bak, is expected to appeal cash donations. Jaa, whose home country is one of the worst hit areas by the disaster, said he was grateful for donations his country had received.

Hollywood action star Jackie Chan, one of the convenors of the show, will not be able to attend due to a prior engagement in the Unites States but will raise funds by telephone. Other celebrities, such as actor Chow Yun-Fat and Maggie Cheung, are yet to confirm.

The seven-hour show, titled Crossing Borders Fund Raising Show, will be held at the Hong Kong Stadium from 0800 GMT.

More than 100 singers from Hong Kong, the mainland and Taiwan have recorded the show's theme song, Love, a Chinese-language version of We Are the World, originally released by USA for Africa in 1985 in aid of African famine relief.

All major TV stations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Singapore and Malaysia will broadcast the show live and are expected to draw over 100 million viewers, organisers said.

Nearly 150,000 people were killed and several million left homeless or hungry after a massive earthquake deep below the Indian Ocean off Indonesia on December 26 sent huge waves crashing into coastal communities in 11 countries.