Andy Lau Tak-wah got it partially right by putting on a grim face for the camera while fellow local stars were all smiles in a recent photo printed in a Chinese magazine.
Earthquake and tsunami relief is no laughing matter.
It's nice that those in the entertainment industry feel it is their duty to show that they support aid efforts in the affected areas but - short of physical assistance such as the US$100,000 donated by American rock group Linkin Park - posing for photos isn't going to help much.
Jackie Chan donated $500,000, while Chow Yun-fat donated $200,000. Alan Tam Wing-lun is pledging a more respectable $800,000 and Li Ka-shing tops them all with a $24 million donation.
At the time of writing, Hong Kong has approved $30 million from its disaster relief fund to help the tsunami victims.
Japan is offering US$ 500 million.