Jacky Cheung lead sing for opening of Shanghai Expo

Jacky Cheung, the 2010 World Expo ambassador for Hong Kong, has led a group of well-known singers in recording the Cantonese version of Hong Kong's theme song for its participation in the Shanghai Expo.

Jacky Cheung, Eric Suen, Kay Tse, Hins Cheung and Keeva Mak, along with the band Mr, laid down the Cantonese tracks.

Another well-known star, Eason Chan, will sing the Putonghua and English versions of the theme song.

The song will be featured in a short promotional video to be broadcast on local television channels from this week.

The song - "A City with Unlimited Potential" - was composed by Eric Suen, with Cantonese lyrics by Chan Siu-kei.

Radio Television Hong Kong was responsible for the overall co-ordination of the theme song's production, including the short promotional video.

The tune echoes the theme of the Hong Kong Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, paying tribute to the core values and attributes of Hong Kong as Asia's world city.

Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung was named the 2010 World Expo ambassador to promote the event in the region.

Jacky Cheung said he was delighted to play a part in promoting Hong Kong's participation in the Shanghai Expo, and was looking forward to visiting the Hong Kong Pavilion and Hong Kong's Urban Best Practices Area Exhibition during the six-month Expo period.

Jacky Cheung promotes album in Taiwan

Jacky Cheung, a Hong Kong pop music star singer, holds the cake presented by the song fans, during the fans club meeting marking his new album release, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, April 12, 2010. Jacky Cheung joins in a fans club meeting with Taipei fans on promotion of his new albums of Cantonese pop song with titles of Private Corner, and interacts with fans. (Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng)

Jacky Cheung concert tour embroiled in fraud case

HONG KONG : Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung and his manager Florence Chan, founder and CEO of Cheung's management company, Fun Entertainment Ltd, have addressed the press about an alleged fraud involving the star's upcoming concert tour, reported Chinese media.

At a press conference on Monday, Chan responded to recent reports that said a group of Chinese concert promoters paid a woman named Shen Shi Yi, who claimed to be the head of Fun Entertainment's Chinese branch, about 17 million yuan (S$3.4 million) in down payments to co-organise Cheung's concert tour.

In reality, Shen was not authorised to collect any money by Fun Entertainment, and her company was not related to the Hong Kong firm.

Chan explained the steps she had taken to protect the Chinese concert promoters.

"When I heard about this incident in early January, I immediately asked Shen about it and froze the accounts of all the people who had received money. I then informed all the concert promoters to get refunds to protect their money," said Chan.

On Monday, 50 Chinese concert promoters shared the stage with Cheung and Chan to show their support for the firm's efforts to resolve the matter.

"If not for this matter, I would not announce Cheung's upcoming concert tour this early as the preparations are not yet complete. We haven't even thought of a name for the concert tour," said Chan.

When pressed for details about the tour, Cheung, 48, was only willing to give out morsels of information.

"The concert tour will begin late this year at the earliest," he said.

The star also promised that the concerts will be very different from his previous ones.

"I hate repeating performances. I guarantee that this time it will be different from before. It will be very fresh. All I can say at this point is that I will be performing songs from my latest album."