UN uses Jackie Chan in tv advertisement
August 17th, 2006
Jackie Chan appears in a television advertisement sponsored by the United Nations, as an educational mean of preventing bird flu spread. The short film was shot in a Hong Kong school and the actors appears in the role of a UN ambassador urging children to stay away from sickened or dead birds, as avian flu is not something to mess around with. An eight year old is later reassured that playing with paper origami birds is alright. The film dialogue is in English, and as a spokesperson for the Hong Kong Unicef declares, that is the only version so far. It is not clear whether versions featuring dialogue in Thai, Vietnamese, Cambodian or Laotian will be produced, but the Unicef office in Bangkok has distributed the clip to several national, international and local televisions. Jackie Chan was chosen as he is a representative figure in Asia, seen as a role model for many.