Music Blesses Hong Kong: 17 Young Musicians from the World to do an Instrumental Ensemble to Soothe the Hearts of Victims of the Tai Po Fire

The tragic fire in Tai Po has been drawing worldwide attention recently. The victims have received different kinds of donations from kind-hearted people from all walks of life. The young violist George Ng from Hong Kong has reached out his helping hand from the aspect of music by recording an instrumental ensemble video with other 16 young musicians from all over the world to express their hope that "this short music video can help to soothe the hearts of the disaster-stricken people and pass on the warmth to them as well as all the corners in Hong Kong."

The screenshot of the IG video

George Ng, a young violist from Hong Kong who is currently a third-year student at the Juilliard School in the United States, invited 16 young musician friends from all over the world to perform a piece of music together and recorded it in a video upon learning about the fire at Wang Fuk Court. The name of the music video is "Music Blesses Hong Kong".

The screenshot of the IG video

The screenshot of the IG video

The screenshot of the IG video

The 17 musicians come from China, the United States, Italy, South Korea, the Philippines, Argentina, Turkey, Albania, Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran. Although they speak different languages, they all tried to express the sincere wish "Get well soon, Hong Kong" in Cantonese at the beginning of the video, and then played different instruments such as violins, violas, pianos, etc. to play a small section of the music and then link up to form a complete piece.

The screenshot of the IG video

The screenshot of the IG video

"I hope to do my best to convey the warmth of music to my hometown. May our music bless Hong Kong, and also may the viewers of this video feel the spiritual power of our music." said George Ng. Next week, he will finish his studies at the Juilliard School ahead of schedule and return to Hong Kong. He hoped to visit the shelters for residents from Wang Fuk Court in person and comfort them with music to fulfill the sincere wish of "Music Blesses Hong Kong". After watching the video, many netizens have left their comments and expressed their gratitude to these young musicians for their concern for Hong Kong.

As for the details of the IG video, the following link is for reference.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRtr625jT1H/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=a9a0ec4e-159c-4278-81f0-ea7df68edaf2

The Tai Po fire has drawn the attention of countless citizens in Hong Kong. During this special period, many people hope to help the disaster victims get through the difficult times by donating money or supplies. Nevertheless, such good intentions have been exploited by some lawbreakers who disguised themselves as charitable organizations or disaster-stricken people to lure citizens to donate money.

Ms. Flora, Photo by Bastille Post

Flora, a citizen who came to the site of the fire to express her condolences, said that although she often received unknown calls regularly in normal times, the calls posing as those from charity organizations to urge her to donate money to disaster victims became more frequent during this special period. She said, she felt bitterly disappointed that the generosity and care the HK citizens had hoped to express to the disaster victims were, in turn, deliberately exploited by lawbreakers.

Mr. Cheng, Photo by Bastille Post

Mr. Cheng, a citizen coming to lay flowers for the victims of the Tai Po fire, is also extremely indignant about the fundraising frauds happening recently. "During this period, the defrauders still think about how to gain as much as they can from the citizens. Such behavior is like adding fuel to the fire and taking advantage of the victims' misfortune." He said that whenever he received such strange calls or saw unfamiliar QR codes appealing for donations for the Tai Po fire on social media recently, he would immediately end or close them and donate his support to the victims through reliable and legitimate website links. "I hope my money can truly reach those in need, rather than end up in the pockets of fraudsters." Mr. Cheng said.

Mr. Cheng also called on the public that if they want to donate during this period, they should distinguish the source of the information carefully and enhance their awareness of precautions. He said that it's good to reach out a helping hand to the disaster victims, but if we do not pay more attention to distinguishment and let our money be exploited by lawbreakers, it will lead to the failure of good intentions and unnecessary financial losses instead.