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May 17, 2008 07:25 Beijing Time
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(From L to R) Taiwan pop band S.H.E. members Hebe, Selina and Elle speak at a commercial event in Shanghai on Thursday morning. [Photo: qq.com]

By Yao Minji Almost immediately after Hong Kong's stars made donations to the earthquake victims in Sichuan Province, celebrities in Taiwan also opened their wallets. Popular Taiwanese idol group S.H.E made their second donation on Thursday morning while attending a commercial event in Shanghai.

The group is named after the initial of three members - Selina, Hebe and Ella. They have a lot of teenaged fans on the Chinese mainland and perform frequently.

The shoe brand which sponsors them made a donation of 20 million yuan (US$2.86 million) and the three young women contributed 600,000 yuan, as well as an earlier donation of 600,000.

"We don't have as much as 20 million but we want to make our contributions," said member Ella, who is frightened of earthquakes and has expe...

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