Glenn Gale

Helping hands dig deep for hospital funds

14 Aug 1995

THE Transworld Ball, held at the Grand Hyatt, was more than just a joyous occasion with a seven-course banquet and star performers led by Roman Tam.

The guests dug deep into their...

Gordon Wu scouts about for dose of nostalgia

24 Jul 1995

TAKING a break from his usual pastime of building highways and power stations, Gordon Wu (by all accounts a keen boy scout in his adolescent years!) wallowed in nostalgia when he inaugurated a...

Party goer

3 Jul 1995

WITH AIDS being the hot-button issue of our time, catwalk diva Linda Evangelista was all too happy to fly into town and strut her stuff for the cause at the Grand Hyatt ballroom.

Art launch a feast for all senses

12 Jun 1995

IN sparkling form at a luncheon held to launch the Cleto Munari objets d'art collection at the Museum Annexe in the Prince's Building are (at left) Yumiko Kuok, Cleto Munari, Carol Lu, Giancarlo...

Spicing up chefs' night out

12 Jun 1995

TALL toques and white coats were out but smart suits were in when the Hong Kong Chefs' Association held its annual dinner in the drawing room of the Grand Hyatt.

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Dancers roll into exotic action

WHAT would 'a night in Casablanca' be without belly dancers? Such a night was the exotic theme at the Ivy League Ball held in the Grand Hyatt ballroom.

Beethoven and Brahms devotees get the champagne treatment

BEETHOVEN and Brahms with champagne and oysters. That's what was on offer at the Mercedes-Benz Master series concert staged by the Grand Hyatt - an event fast catching on as an integral part of...

Comrades throw a ball

AT last Beijing appears to be taking positive steps to prepare for 1997.

The Chinese capital has just hosted its first ever charity ball - a type of event that is the very...

Social pages come to life as HK Tatler celebrates 18th anniversary

AS the territory's long-standing society arbiter, the Hong Kong Tatler has become a vital part of the social fabric.

So when the glossy magazine celebrated its 18th anniversary with...

Lavish vinegar feast tantalises tastebuds

AN eight-course banquet celebrated vinegar, with every dish sprayed, sprinkled, dressed and marinated in the stuff.

Sha Tin track witnesses top form dressage for Lane Crawford Cup

HATS of varying size, shape and plumage were much in evidence at the dazzling occasion that was the Lane Crawford Cup - so much so that we could have been in the Royal Box at Ascot rather than the...