Expect one of the biggest shindigs of the year when Christian Dior opens its flagship Asian store at One Peking next month. Celebrations will kick off with a major party at the spanking new 4,500-square-foot store at 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui on June 6 and the release of a very limited-edition handbag (above). Just 100 of the $4,400 silk and satin handbags - part of the 'Hardcore Dior' collection - will be stamped 'One Peking Road' and are sure to be a hit with Hong Kong's Dior addicts. FASHION STATEMENTS Hong Kong journalists campaigning against Article 23 are turning to fashion to make their statements. Having waged a war of words on the planned anti-sedition laws that was largely ignored, the Foreign Correspondents' Club now intends to turn heads with a low-cut, high-fashion parade down to Legco early next month. Teaming up with various publishing organisations and human rights groups, protesters plan a march in custom-made, sloganed T-shirts, masks and caps. 'Sexy, sequinned T-shirts are now being designed for the ladies, while butch truck driver shirts have been sketched out for the men,' said FCC president Thomas Crampton. 'You may be surprised to associate journalists with well-cut clothes, but the F in FCC actually stands for fashionable. 'The worlds of politics and fashion will meet to make a statement against Article 23,' added Crampton, who has been sporting 'activist-style' long hair and a wild beard since returning from a high-altitude trek in the Himalayas. 'Anyone working in the media will tell you that getting the facts across is not enough: you must do it with flair, pizzazz and, occasionally, a short hemline.' The leggy march to Legco takes place on June 3 following a discussion on Article 23 at the FCC. For more information (and fetching face masks/gags) contact the FCC at 2521 1511 or fcc@fcchk.org . DRESSED UP AND RELOADED FOR ACTION Guests at the long-awaited premiere of The Matrix Reloaded tomorrow at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre at 8.30pm should not be surprised if they find themselves suffering from multiple vision. Warner Bros has offered free tickets to fans prepared to attend the movie dressed as bad guy Agent Smith played by Hugo Weaving (left, with Keanu Reeves). Lux spells late-night fun As nightspot competition heats up again, the daddy of them all, Lan Kwai Fong, is upping the ante with its first major building project in almost two years. Allan Zeman's Lan Kwai Fong Group is planning to open Lux, a major new bar/restaurant/late-night dance spot in the area. 'It's going to be like nothing else in Hong Kong,' said Aviva Graeve, Lan Kwai Fong Entertainments spokeswoman. 'Think chic, gorgeous and fun.' Over the past two years Lan Kwai Fong has been losing customers to new entertainment venues in Wyndham Street and SoHo, but 'Lux is going to inject new life into the area', promised Graeve. The new outlet - the group's first major project since The Plaza last year - will combine an 'open-fronted and airy' European-style bar/restaurant with cosy nooks and crannies for the late-night set and will open in late June or early July. THE Law of CELLULOID averages Gallen Law Ka-leung, one of the best-known faces on Hong Kong television, has finally made the switch to film. The heart-throb actor (right) - a TVB stalwart of 16 years - yesterday announced he had signed an 'eight-figure contract' of unspecified length with Universe Films. Distribution Company. Four local directors, including Ann Hui On-wah and Benny Chan Muk-sing, are already 'designing' films around the star, said a spokesman for Universe. 'This is a great step forward for me,' Law said. 'I have had very little chance to do film throughout my career and I can now develop in a new direction.' We hope success comes quicker for him than 'overnight sensations' Chow Yun-fat and Stephen Chiau Sing-chi, who, having spent more than half a decade each on TV, struggled through a number of movie flops before finally making it big.