High jinks at the Hyatt
MORE THAN 300 high-flying socialites flocked to the New Year's Eve ball at the Grand Hyatt with its Spanish theme of Encantada (enchanted). Chief Secretary Donald Tsang was resplendent in a plum-coloured velvet dinner jacket, maroon trademark bow-tie and matching pocket kerchief. A-list couple Philip and Winnie Ma played it safe in black. Jackie Chan improvised, making do with the word 'tuxedo' emblazoned across a T-shirt, but Executive Councillor Rosanna Wong and Director of Home Affairs Shelley Lee didn't mind and sidled up to be snapped with the movie star anyway.
Rarely spotted at such events, MTRC chief executive Jack So chewed the fat with the Community Chest's Lawrence Yu, who was puffing on a massive stogie. Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho showed off his ballroom steps as he and wife Angela moved to the Latin jazz whipped up by Tony Carlucci and a 13-piece band from Canada.