https://www.scmp.com/rss/325113/feed David Tang, the Hong Kong entrepreneur and founder of the Shanghai Tang chain of clothing stores, died at the age of 63 on August 30, 2017. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Divia Harilela Divia Harilela Born and raised in Hong Kong, Tania Mohan is the founder and creative director of home-grown luxury lifestyle brand, Tabla. Widely recognised as a style expert, she has been featured in media across Asia and beyond. What has been a defining fashion moment for Hong Kong? The launch of Shanghai Tang by the fashion visionary David Tang [in 1994]. The brand blends traditional Chinese artistry and silhouettes with contemporary design, innovative fabrics and vibrant colours. Fresh life was brought to... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3346888/their-words-tania-mohan-rise-asian-luxury-brands-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3346888/their-words-tania-mohan-rise-asian-luxury-brands-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:00:09 +0000 Divia Harilela Divia Harilela Douglas Young is the co-founder and creative force behind the iconic lifestyle brand Goods of Desire (G.O.D). Bringing humour and creativity, the brand offers home furnishings, fashion and premium gifts with a distinct Hong Kong identity. Who are your top local style icons? David Tang, Josephine Siao, Bruce Lee and Labubu. What has been the city’s best creative export in the last 20 years? Cathay Pacific. They consistently maintain high standards when it comes to design. They are patrons to... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3346355/their-words-douglas-young-founder-hong-kong-lifestyle-brand-god?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3346355/their-words-douglas-young-founder-hong-kong-lifestyle-brand-god?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:00:09 +0000 Enoch Yiu Enoch Yiu The success of the government’s Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) in establishing an ecosystem for start-ups to raise funds has put a damper on the Christmas plans for employees of some local venture capital (VC) firms. “After partnering with the HKIC, the number of deals we are working on this year has tripled compared to last year,” said David Chang, founder and CEO of leading VC firm MindWorks. He added that 2025 was one of the busiest years for the firm since its establishment 11 years... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3337374/hkic-ends-year-high-note-hong-kong-cost-living-drawback-attracting-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3337374/hkic-ends-year-high-note-hong-kong-cost-living-drawback-attracting-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 2025 02:30:13 +0000 Jiang Chuqin Jiang Chuqin Ramen restaurant operator Dominic Tang insists on going to a wet market in Hong Kong to buy seafood to prepare shrimp soup every day, resisting the temptation to use a low-cost pre-made option. Tang, 39, made a decision to forgo potential savings of 30 per cent on labour and ingredients after visiting an upmarket restaurant and spending HK$700 (US$90) on dim sum only to find that some buns had imprints from packaging paper. He did not complain but vowed never to return to the restaurant... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3327119/are-pre-made-meals-answer-struggling-hong-kong-restaurants?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3327119/are-pre-made-meals-answer-struggling-hong-kong-restaurants?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Sep 2025 04:00:24 +0000 Wilson Fok Wilson Fok When China Tang originally opened in Hong Kong in 2013, it came in the wake of two other restaurants by celebrated bon vivant Sir David Tang. Despite its late arrival, China Tang has survived both Island Tang and Kowloon Tang, proving to be the most enduring of its late founder’s concepts here (if one excludes the members-only China Club). The restaurant even survived the HK$3.1 billion makeover at The Landmark that has claimed both MO Bar and Please Don’t Tell. Having closed for a brief... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3312729/hong-kong-restaurant-china-tang-returns-and-its-new-menu-inspired?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3312729/hong-kong-restaurant-china-tang-returns-and-its-new-menu-inspired?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:00:18 +0000 Since late February, the employees of DJI – China’s premier drone maker – have conducted an unusual nightly ritual. At precisely 9pm, human resource managers fan out across its Shenzhen headquarters, herding workers from their cubicles as if leading a fire drill. Stragglers are quickly prodded from their desks in service of a new rule; employees must clock out by nine. The scene just minutes later – vacant parking garages, a silent campus – was previously unheard of at the tech company, long... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3301815/are-chinas-biggest-firms-turning-page-996-style-work-culture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3301815/are-chinas-biggest-firms-turning-page-996-style-work-culture?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:00:09 +0000 I was born in London, and my brother, Ed, came two years after. Two years later, we moved to Hong Kong, and I went to St Paul’s Co-ed, which was very academically challenging. My son goes there now, and in my opinion it’s tougher nowadays. Ed and I were active at school. We did well, having not had strict parents. Left to my own devices I had a very happy childhood. My relationship with my brother was very tight. My parents (the late businessman David Tang and former actress Susanna Cheung)... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3295174/victoria-tang-owen-her-famous-dad-and-starting-thirty30-creative-agency-her-husband?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3295174/victoria-tang-owen-her-famous-dad-and-starting-thirty30-creative-agency-her-husband?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Jan 2025 07:15:10 +0000 “What Hong Kong needs is a good department store, says David Tang, cigar importer and creator of the China Club,” in the June 16, 1994, edition of the South China Morning Post. “His concept is an old-fashioned store, drawing down on the international fascination with all things Chinese, but with the sort of modern hardline brand-naming which has made Harrods, Bloomingdale’s, Marks and Spencer and the Hard Rock Cafe internationally famous. “Mr Tang reports that he has US$20 million of backing... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277729/what-hong-kong-needs-good-department-store-how-shanghai-tang-was-born-1994?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277729/what-hong-kong-needs-good-department-store-how-shanghai-tang-was-born-1994?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Sep 2024 23:45:08 +0000 Renowned luxury fashion house Shanghai Tang showcased its symbolic 2024 spring/summer men’s collection at Milan Men’s Fashion Week on Monday. The unique museum show titled “Source of Strength” took inspiration from the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. At Museo delle Culture, Milano (Mudec), the brand married tradition and innovation in looks ingrained with Chinese elegance. Established in Hong Kong in 1994 by the late David Tang, Shanghai Tang’s roots trace back to a tailor... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3225178/style-edit-shanghai-tangs-source-strength-ss-2024-show-milan-mens-fashion-week-hong-kong-born-brand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3225178/style-edit-shanghai-tangs-source-strength-ss-2024-show-milan-mens-fashion-week-hong-kong-born-brand?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jun 2023 02:00:13 +0000 Looking for a “Shou-stopping” pair of sunnies? Shanghai Tang imbues its signature style in a new range of sunglasses this summer. Titled “Through a Chinese Lens”, the unisex range encompasses modern Chinese looks and Shanghai Tang’s playful brand visuals. The Chinese “Shou” symbol, signifying longevity, is an established Shanghai Tang emblem. One of the 12 designs for the eyewear collection, aptly named the Shou, offers an engraved pattern of the character motif on the temple hardware. This... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3023943/style-edit-shanghai-tang-unveils-playful-eyewear?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3023943/style-edit-shanghai-tang-unveils-playful-eyewear?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Aug 2019 01:00:16 +0000 Victoria Tang has been appointed as Shanghai Tang’s creative director, the Post has learned. Tang is the eldest daughter of the late Sir David Tang, who founded the lifestyle brand in Hong Kong in 1994 and made it China’s first global luxury brand. David Tang, also the founder of Hong Kong’s exclusive China Club, died in August 2017. Expanding rapidly around the world, at its peak Shanghai Tang boasted boutiques in fashion capitals London and New York. Italian owner wants to take Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2177543/victoria-tang-appointed-shanghai-tangs-creative-director?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2177543/victoria-tang-appointed-shanghai-tangs-creative-director?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:10:11 +0000 Part of the book collection of late entrepreneur David Tang will go on public display later this year. Tang, the founder of fashion brand Shanghai Tang who died of liver cancer in August aged 63, left more than 1,000 titles to Surdham Lam, owner of FlowBooks. Lam, who needed HK$200,000 of private donations to keep his store afloat last May, has promised to put a selection on display at a location yet to be announced. The bookseller hopes the exhibition will give people some insight into a man... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2139943/david-tang-collection-go-display-hong-kong-bookstore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2139943/david-tang-collection-go-display-hong-kong-bookstore?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Apr 2018 09:30:30 +0000 Editorialists are ghost writers, but columnists are allowed, even encouraged, to have personalities. If so, then David Tang, who has died from liver cancer aged 63, was the columnists’ columnist. As the long-time agony uncle of the Financial Times for the global upper crust of which he was a prominent member, Tang offered advice on such important things in life as how to smoke a Havana cigar, dress at a high-society party, and whether it was sensible or tacky to travel in a bulletproof... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2109414/why-i-will-sorely-miss-advice-my-favourite-snob?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2109414/why-i-will-sorely-miss-advice-my-favourite-snob?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:45:45 +0000 It was 1985, and we were bumping and lurching in a white minivan down a muddy potholed road somewhere outside Wenzhou. Those were the days when China still had no metalled roads beyond any city limits. After a predawn start, we were hungry. Passing a scruffy roadside food stall, our driver stopped, jumped out, and negotiated with the stallholder to rustle up some eggs and fried noodles for breakfast. Within minutes, this vanload of misplaced western businessmen were tucking in. An hour later,... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2109288/remembering-intrepid-minivan-driver-who-became-successful?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2109288/remembering-intrepid-minivan-driver-who-became-successful?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Sep 2017 04:30:45 +0000 “In business, I think I should’ve gone into property. I see all these people who made so much money, and they’re all stupid.” Shanghai Tang founder David Tang, who has died aged 63, was a flamboyant entrepreneur and cigar connoisseur, as well as a columnist and “Agony Uncle” for the Financial Times, but it was his penchant for sharp-tongued, unapologetic quotes such as this, compiled by the Post in a 2010 interview, that he may be best remembered for. In 1994, the Hong Kong businessman’s luxury... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2109002/david-tang-colourful-life-man-behind-hong-kongs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2109002/david-tang-colourful-life-man-behind-hong-kongs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Aug 2017 09:45:45 +0000 Tributes poured in from around the world on Wednesday for David Tang, as news broke that the Hong Kong entrepreneur and socialite had died at the age of 63. The Financial Times, for which he wrote a weekly column, reported that the founder of the Shanghai Tang chain of luxury clothes shops had died on Tuesday night at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, with his wife Lucy at his bedside. Tang, who also wrote for the Post in the past, redefined the clothing industry in the 1990s and became a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2108963/david-tang-dies-tributes-paid-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2108963/david-tang-dies-tributes-paid-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Aug 2017 07:45:45 +0000 Celine Ge Celine Ge Richemont’s sale last week of Shanghai Tang underscores how China’s cultural motifs still have a hard time gaining global currency, even though the country’s explosive economic growth is increasingly turning many Chinese brands and entrepreneurs into household names the world over. Chinoiserie is still no match for French chic, especially among China’s well heeled urban middle class and newly minted millionaires and billionaires, whose first reference points of luxury -- from bespoke tailoring,... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2101903/shanghai-tangs-sale-shows-chinoiserie-no-match-french-chic-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2101903/shanghai-tangs-sale-shows-chinoiserie-no-match-french-chic-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Jul 2017 10:00:15 +0000 Reports from WWD state that the creative director of Shanghai Tang, Raffaele Borriello, has died. The Italian designer passed away in Paris on July 4, 2017 due to complications during surgery. Shanghai Tang’s new creative director Raffaele Borriello merges Chinoiserie with Parisienne chic This week, Richemont sold Hong Kong-based dressmaker Shanghai Tang to Italian fashion entrepreneur Alessandro Bastagli and Cassia Investments. Richemont sells Shanghai Tang as China prefers foreign luxury In a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2101541/shanghai-tangs-creative-director-raffaele-borriello-dies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2101541/shanghai-tangs-creative-director-raffaele-borriello-dies?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Jul 2017 08:00:00 +0000 Richemont has sold Hong Kong-based dressmaker Shanghai Tang, showing that a Chinese name still doesn’t have the same ring to luxury shoppers as a French or Italian one. Italian fashion entrepreneur Alessandro Bastagli and private equity fund Cassia Investments bought the brand, one of the first Chinese fashion labels to seek a global presence, according to a statement Monday. It’s the first sale of a luxury unit by Geneva-based Richemont since 2007, and follows a pledge by Chairman Johann Rupert... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2101142/richemont-sells-shanghai-tang-china-prefers-foreign?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2101142/richemont-sells-shanghai-tang-china-prefers-foreign?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Jul 2017 02:15:45 +0000 Hong Kong fashion brand Shanghai Tang has been sold to an Italian entrepreneur in cooperation with a Hong Kong private equity firm. Italian fashion entrepreneur, Alessandro Bastagli and Hong Kong-based consumer-focused private equity fund Cassia Investments acquired the company from its owners the Richemont Group on June 30, according to announcements made by both parties on Monday. Shanghai Tang was founded by Hong Kong businessman David Tang in 1994. It rose to fame after its signature... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2101108/fashion-retailer-shanghai-tang-sold-italian-entrepreneur?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2101108/fashion-retailer-shanghai-tang-sold-italian-entrepreneur?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:30:15 +0000 Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s refusal to meet the Occupy protesters had set him apart from Li Peng, who as China’s premier held a televised meeting with students in the lead-up to the Tiananmen Square crackdown, a high-profile Hong Kong businessman said on Thursday. In a rare speech on “Hong Kong’s future” at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, David Tang, founder of fashion brand Shanghai Tang and the China Club, said the city’s prospects would rest better on a leader more representative of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1913976/even-li-peng-met-tiananmen-protesters-says-shanghai-tang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1913976/even-li-peng-met-tiananmen-protesters-says-shanghai-tang?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:15:15 +0000 With Shanghai Fashion Week coming to an end, the appearance of Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman on the red carpet at Okura Hotel on October 22 sent a buzz through the city. Dressed impeccably in an Imperial Tailoring bespoke Shanghai Tang qipao-style gown, Kidman's appearance was a coup for the Hong Kong-born luxury brand during its 20th anniversary extravaganza. "I met her at the last Shanghai movie festival in May and we just discussed it," says the brand's executive chairman, Raphael le Masne... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-watches/article/1623860/shanghai-tang-teams-chinese-designers-appeal-mainlanders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-watches/article/1623860/shanghai-tang-teams-chinese-designers-appeal-mainlanders?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2014 03:15:00 +0000 I wanted to be a bus driver. Then I wanted to be a professor of nuclear physics. In other words, I wanted to be either very basic, or extremely intellectual. I always thought of starting my own businesses, though. I didn’t want to work for other people. Not speaking a word of English when I first when to England for boarding school wasn’t traumatizing at all, it was actually rather amusing. People often underestimate what I call a decent sense of humor. Seeing the funny side of things means that... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2029641/shanghai-tangs-sir-david-tang-wing-cheung?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2029641/shanghai-tangs-sir-david-tang-wing-cheung?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0000