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A Viennese dream comes true

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A NEWLYWED Hongkong couple with a Viennese connection will have their dream come true after being promised a honeymoon in Vienna.

Lauda Air and Hongkong's J. W. Marriott hotel played cupid for Steve and Vienna Dressler when they heard the bizarre story behind their love affair.

In a touching twist, Steve has kept this secret from his new wife until today.

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The first she will know of it is this morning, when she reads this article with Steve.

The key to their tale lies in Vienna's name. When Steve first spotted her working as a sales assistant in a shop in The Landmark seven years ago and asked her for a date, he was astonished to learn her name, because he comes from Vienna, Virginia, in theUS.

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Vienna, whose Chinese name means Singing Bird, was named because of her opera singing mother.

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