Kitchee and Villarreal in CANON CUP 2011
To Raise Money for Japanese Disaster Relief
(Hong Kong, 18 April 2011)The Hong Kong League leader, Kitchee, has teamed up with
Villarreal C.F. of the Spanish League (La Liga) to put on the only major fund-raising
event in the local sports circle to raise funds for the victims of earthquake, the tsunami and
the nuclear disaster that hit Japan in the last month. The event has signed up Canon as the
title-sponsor and will be held at the Hong Kong Stadium in the evening of 26 May as part
of Kitchee＇s 80th Anniversary celebration.
Mr. Ken K. Ng, Chairman of Kitchee Foundation Limited, the organizer of the Canon
Cup 2011, has previously disclosed that Villarreal will send its best team, with a
guarantee of the team’s best players including Rossi, Capdevila, Marchena, Santi
Carzorla, Nilmar and Diago Lopez.
Villarreal has recently brushed aside the Dutch side Twente to book a place in the
semi-finals of the Europa competition and is currently ranked 3rd in the La Liga
behind Barcelona, Real Madrid and Valencia.
Mr. Ken K. Ng also explained that all profits derived from the match will be donated
through Unicef for the Japanese relief efforts. In addition, the organizer will divert a
fixed amount from every ticket sold. The ticket prices and the donated amounts are
the following:
Cat. 1 Marked Seats
Cat. 2 Marked Seats
Cat. 3 Unmarked Seats
Concession Tickets Unmarked Seats
Ticket Value
$350
$250
$180
$120
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Donation
$50
$50
$40
$30
Total Price
$400
$300
$220
$150
Mr. Kevin Kobayashi, President & CEO of Canon Hongkong Company Limited, said,
“As a corporate citizen here in Hong Kong with our corporate root in Japan, we were
touched by the outpouring of sympathy and support from all our partners, customers
and Hong Kong people. In addition, I would like to thank every Kitchee staff and
players for his or her effort to make their 80th anniversary celebration into a show of
support to the victims of the Japan disaster in such a time of immense suffering.”
The event also enjoyed the support of all existing Kitchee sponsors. Mr. Stuart Fraser,
CEO of Ageas Insurance Company (Asia) Limited, who also serves as a member of
the Executive Committee of Kitchee Foundation Limited, commented, “Kitchee has
always taken pride in serving our community, and our motto is ‘Changing Lives
through Football’. For the last 3 years, Ageas has been the proud Presenting Sponsor
of Kitchee’s FCBEscola Hong Kong program. Through this additional sponsorship as
a major sponsor of the Canon Cup 2011, Ageas hopes to become a catalyst to
mobilize the citizens of Hong Kong, regardless of their nationality and origin, to do
whatever they can to lend a hand to those who suffered such catastrophe.”
Mr. Fraser also disclosed that there is a plan to establish a Centre of Competence for
Barça Football in Hong Kong. A secondary event of a casual evening will be held on
Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, to raise money for the FCBEscola Hong Kong Building
Funds for the establishment of the football training centre. The party will provide an
opportunity for guests and Villarreal players to mix in an evening of cocktails, dinner,
and rounds of in-door golf, followed by a fund-raising auction of football
memorabilia and souvenirs such as items from Spanish, Barça and Villarreal players.
-ENDMedia enquiry
Canon Hongkong Corporate Communications Department
Ms. Jaime Chan
Ms. Kirsten Ng
Tel: 2170-2042
Tel: 2170-2470
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
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