THE final opening party for Le Bar Bat, the newest addition to Lan Kwai Fong's nocturnal menu, was packed out last night.
But as from today the eager smiles that have thronged the place these last three nights will be replaced by the bleary-eyes of the serious night people who have taken out exclusive membership.
They'll merely swipe their individual pieces of plastic at the door and gain entrance to the eyrie created by Chinese-American designer Tony Chi.
New York-based Chi, who has found Lan Kwai Fong a happy hunting ground (and tycoon Allan Zeman an enthusiastic disciple!) for his ''active space/passive space'' design philosophy, was at one of the opening parties with his wife Tammy - who surprised her hyper-energetic hubby by turning up in Hong Kong unexpectedly.
Bubbly Tammy gave Keeping Posted a knowing smile when we suggested that she had come over just to check out whether Tony really was busily engaged in work on his increasingly frequent visits to our neck of the wood.
Chi's body of work in Hong Kong, primarily in Lan Kwai Fong, has in a short space of time raised his profile in the region, bringing him important commissions in Japan and China.