All-Star show to welcome Buddy Bears

Care bears: Over 130 buddy bears designed by artists from around the world will go on show from May 16.

The United Buddy Bears Exhibition will launch May 15 at Victoria Park with an opening ceremony and all-star show.

More than 130 Buddy Bears designed by international artists will be unveiled.

Free tickets will be distributed from tomorrow at District Leisure Services Offices on a first-come-first-served basis. Each person is entitled to two tickets.

The show, which runs from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, will feature a variety of programmes such as singing, dancing, and band performances.

The exhibition aims to promote love, peace and solidarity and art. It also helps raise funds for the Community Chest, the HK Committee for United Nations Children's Fund and the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation.

One-hundred-and-twenty colourful two-metre Buddy Bears created by overseas artists, together with by local talent, will be displayed at the exhibition from 8am to 10pm daily from May 16 to June 27 on the park's Central Lawn.