The cocktail set was out in force at Dolce & Gabbana's One Peking Road store opening on Thursday. Of the flashy arrivals, one new face at the photo-op board was mainland actor-model Hu Bing. He's a major TV drama star up north, but in Hong Kong Hu's profile is still below the radar. However, that may change this year.

'I've actually lived in Tokyo for about a year now,' Hu said. 'I haven't been in Hong Kong for a while because I've had some contractual problems with my former management company here. This litigation should end in July. By then, I'll start working here again. My agent is already looking for scripts and projects.'

Yep, sounds like Hu will become another regular on the local fashion circuit. 'I'm a big fan of Dolce & Gabbana - I like their all-black and all-white suits.'