Bruce Lee's contract will help activists
US-based supporter of those fighting for Chinese sovereignty over disputed Diaoyu Islands thinks actor would approve of sale
Surviving Chinese "comfort women" who were forced into sex during the Japanese invasion of China will be among the beneficiaries of the auction of a movie contract signed by late kung fu hero Bruce Lee.
The contract, for the 1960s TV series , has been donated by a United States-based supporter of Hong Kong activists asserting Chinese sovereignty over the disputed Diaoyu Islands and most of the money will go to this cause.
But donor Pedro Chan said part would be reserved for the several dozen surviving comfort women.
"I believe Lee would like [the idea] of raising funds for Diaoyu activists and helping comfort women," Chan told the media yesterday as the contract was officially handed over to the activists.
The activists hope the piece will fetch at least HK$1 million, with some HK$800,000 being used to help repair the boat Kai Fung No 2, which was damaged when it landed on the islands last August in defiance of the Japanese coastguard.
The rest will be given to the comfort women and other Chinese associations. There are believed to be several dozen former comfort women across China, Korea and Taiwan.
