Football, automobile, rugby and cricket associations plan fund-raising events
Hong Kong sports bodies are hoping to raise millions of dollars to help victims of the deadly tsunamis that devastated Asia this week.
Leading the way yesterday was the Hong Kong Football Association, which said proceeds from the Guangdong-Hong Kong Interport Cup would go towards helping the countries overwhelmed by the giant waves that slammed into their shorelines.
Andy Yeung, a marketing official at the association, said the proceeds of Sunday's first leg in Guangzhou and second leg at Hong Kong Stadium on January 9 would go into a relief fund.
'It's the 27th running of the annual Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup and after covering rental costs and everything, all the money generated will go into the fund. We haven't decided yet to which organisation we will give the money because the disaster has just happened. But we hope that many people in Hong Kong and Guangdong will come to the match and help the cause.
'As Hong Kong are defending champions in the Cup, we are hopeful that more people than usual will attend the matches.'