The younger of two brothers who run the high-end Fook Lam Moon chain of restaurants opened a new establishment in Wan Chai yesterday just blocks from the flagship shop, stirring fresh rumours of sibling rivalry.
Chui Wai-kwan's restaurant on Tonnochy Road is aptly named Seventh Son. He is the seventh in the family of Chui Fook-chuen, founder of the flagship shop on Johnston Road that has long been known as the "tycoons' canteen".
I can't say whether my restaurant will be better than Fook Lam Moon, but you can be assured that the same high standards will be maintained
His restaurant is separate from the family chain, whose two local outlets are run by fifth brother Chui Pui-kun under an out-of-court settlement that ended a three-year legal feud last year.
Seventh Son opened with a high-profile guest list that included brother-in-law Education Secretary Eddie Ng Hak-kim and former executive councillor Edward Leong Che-hung, a Fook Lam Moon regular.
"Competition is good for any industry. It's the only way improvements can be made," Chui Wai-kwan said.
"I can't say whether my restaurant will be better than Fook Lam Moon, but you can be assured that the same high standards will be maintained."