Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and 3 Hong Kong form strategic alliance and jointly organise Hong Kong’s first 5G outdoor 4K live streaming charity concert ushering in a new orchestral season

Cheer for Hong Kong on social media while watching “5G. Syncs with the Power of Drums” online concert worldwide

• The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO) has formed a 5G strategic alliance with 3 Hong Kong to usher in a new orchestral season with 5G collaborations  in different areas.

• The alliance’s first collaboration will commence with the “5G. Syncs with the Power of Drums” online concert to be live streamed at 3pm on Saturday 13 June.

• The charity concert, featuring performances of the HKCO’s young professional performers and artistes from Emperor Entertainment, will be live streamed in 4K ultra high-definition (HD) via 3 Hong Kong’s 5G network on the official websites of the HKCO and 3 Hong Kong. The concert will also be available for viewing on below channels.

   Facebook pages and YouTube: HKCO, 3 Hong Kong and Metro Broadcast

   Facebook pages:                    KKBOX, hmvod and JOOX

• Viewers in Hong Kong and from all over the world are invited to join the #DrumChallenge to cheer for Hong Kong and encourage one another to stay strong during the pandemic outbreak by playing drum beats.

• Solely sponsored by HSBC, the concert will have all funding, after deduction of production costs, donated to The Community Chest of Hong Kong for charity.

Hong Kong, 3 June 2020 – The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO) and 3 Hong Kong, the mobile arm of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited (HTHKH; stock code: 215), today announced the forming of a 5G strategic alliance to present Hon Kong’s first 5G outdoor 4K live streaming charity concert titled “5G. Syncs with the Power of Drums” on Saturday 13 June. The concert will also be the first-ever live outdoor performance live streamed via a 5G network in the loca performing arts industry.
3 Hong Kong will provide the concert with comprehensive 5G technical support while the HKCO’s young professional wind-and-percussion players and artistes from Emperor Entertainment will delight viewers with powerful drum performances and beautiful music to encourage Hong Kong people to stay strong in the pandemic outbreak.

Usher in new orchestral season with 5G strategic collaboration

Following the forming of a 5G strategic alliance and a jointly-organised 5G live concert, the 44th new orchestral season will see a series of strategic collaborations between the HKCO and 3 Hong Kong to facilitate live streaming of musical performances and rehearsals using 5G technology for music fans worldwide. Advance bookings of tickets for the new orchestral season open on 13 June. For more details, see www.hkco.org.

Take part in #DrumChallenge to cheer for Hong Kong

The “5G. Syncs with the Power of Drums” concert will be held at 3pm on Saturday 13 June. It will be live streamed in 4K ultra high-definition via 3 Hong Kong’s 5G network on the official websites of the HKCO and 3 Hong Kong. The concert is also available for viewing on below channels.

Facebook pages and YouTube: HKCO, 3 Hong Kong and Metro Broadcast

Facebook pages:                    KKBOX, hmvod and JOOX

The HKCO aims to encourage Hong Kong people to stay strong and be perseverant while tiding over the difficul times of the Covid-19 outbreak. In addition to musicians from the HKCO, artistes from Emperor Entertainment including Kenny Kwan, Carlos Chan, Angus Yeung and Angela Hui will also participate in the concert. Meanwhile, the HKCO invites viewers from Hong Kong and all over the world to take part in an online #DrumChallenge t spread positive energy. The HKCO has created four drum beats of different level of difficulty. Everyone is welcome to embrace the challenge by clapping hands or striking any objects at their own pace to spread positive energy to all corners of the world.

Outdoor broadcast via 5G network brings high quality HD experience
3 Hong Kong was the first local operator to announce details of 5G tariff plans early this year. It launched an ultra-fast and low latency 5G service, served by a 10Gbps optical-fibre connection in April, bringing a supreme mobile experience along with a variety of 5G applications to customers. 3 Hong Kong’s 5G live broadcasting solution requires no large-scale upfront installation. It is more flexible and cost-effective than conventional ways of data transmission via satellites of fixed-line networks. Live broadcasting will be easy with no geographical boundaries. Viewers can watch live broadcasts on smartphones, tablets, computers and TVs online without any additional settings. The solution enables all kinds of live streaming during the pandemic outbreak.

Yan Huichang, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor for Life of the HKCO, said: “It takes concerted efforts to fight against Covid-19, and as an empowerin move, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra is organising the HKCO Net Festival for the community to connect in the Cloud. We invite all to participate by submitting music compositions or videos of musical performances on this theme online to share. Also, in the new orchestral season (1/9/2020-31/8/2021), the Orchestra upholds its mission to bring brilliantly curated programmes to the audience of Hong Kong. Apart from classical Chinese music, there will be fusions of the traditional and the modernistic, and cross-over activities for youths. Our guests will include Liza Wang, Yu Qiwei, Zhang Jun, Hins Cheung, Chiu Tsang-hei, Dick Liu Kai-chi, Elisa Chan, Kandy Wong and more. With the latest online activities realised through our collaboration with 3 Hong Kong, we hope to keep on bringing exceptional musical experiences to the community!”

Kenny Koo, HTHKH Executive Director and CEO, said: “We are delighted to form a 5G strategic alliance with the HKCO to tap into the potentials of 5G applications in the music and performing arts industries. The deployment of 5G technology is not limited to corporate solutions that boost operational efficiency and save costs. It can be deployed to enrich entertainment and lifestyle. Hong Kong’s first 5G outdoor 4K live streaming charity concert will fully demonstrate the huge potential and extensive applications of 5G technology in different arenas. Going forward, we will continue to unleash th  potential of cross-region, cross-sectoral applications combined with virtual reality and augmented reality to create ‘One.World’.”

Donation to The Community Chest of Hong Kong
The “5G. Syncs with the Power of Drums” charity concert is solely sponsored by HSBC. All event funding, after deduction of production costs, will be donated to The Community Chest of Hong Kong.