The founders of independent art advisory company, Art Bureau, Ed Tang and Jonathan Cheung and members of the Tate International Council hosted the creative community for an intimate soirée cocktail at The China Club on March 27. The event was in honour of Maria Balshaw, the director of British art institution, Tate, who had flown in for art week. Notable faces among the crowd included Ed Tang’s sister, Victoria Tang-Owen, Princess Alia Al-Senussi, Dee Poon and Uli Sigg, who were on hand to support Balshaw and other members of the art community in Hong Kong.

Being at the forefront of Myanmar’s cultural revitalisation, entrepreneur Ivan Pun has now drawn from the country’s botanicals to create Weizza gin, a gin brand paying homage to his home country.  During Art Week in March, the brand took over The Lawn at The Upper House from March 18-29 with its Weizza House Lounge, and on March 29, to conclude its pop-up series, the founder held a fabulous party which was attended by the city’s A-list. Guests enjoyed free-flowing Nomad caviar and Weizza cocktails, toasting to an epic week of celebrations and the end of Hong Kong’s Art Week.

Palazzo Versace opened the first of its luxury hotels in Asia within the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau in March. The hotel is evocative of an Italian Palazzo, and Versace’s Milanese heritage and signature flair are immediately evident.  For its grand opening on March 23, the brand's chief creative officer, Donatella Versace, personally flew in for the occasion and hosted a fabulous celebration, made only more exceptional by the A-listers in attendance. Her entourage included Chrissy Teigen and superstar John Legend.

Guests passed through the Jardim Secreto where renowned harpist, Yu Dan and the quintet from Macau Orchestra gave musical performances, before entering The Grand Pavilion for Versace Signatures, a curated display of iconic Atelier Versace and Versace ready-to-wear designs. 

The evening concluded with a banquet dinner of Chinese cuisine accompanied by traditional entertainments, such as a drum performance by a group of young talents from Macau, followed by a surprise music performance from Legend, who serenaded guests with songs including his classic ballad All of Me. In attendance were Daisy Ho, Timothy Fok, Versace global ambassador Rosy Zhao, Laurinda Ho, Beatrice Ho and Gigi Chao. The opening marks the second Palazzo Versace to exist, the first one was opened in Dubai in 2015.

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