Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok is to participate in the Shanghai F1 Charity Grand Prix to raise money for mainland school dropouts.

He will use the money raised from the race to build primary schools on the mainland that educate disadvantaged children, known as Hope Schools. Kwok has already established one hope school in central China's Henan Province.

The star said knowledge is important to children and he plans to build up hope schools around Chinese mainland.

A veteran singer-actor, Aaron Kwok is popular in China, Singapore and other Asian countries.

(Xinhua News Agency May 28, 2004)