Page 9 - Sphere No.13 (Dec 2004)

Spanish Style
Guests of Harbour Plaza
Metropolis enjoyed a Spanish
Fiesta in October when
the hotel hosted the annual
“Spain in Hong Kong”
cultural event at The Patio
restaurant. Spanish Consul
General Antonio Soler
opened the ceremony with Spanish
guest chef Alberto Servalls cooking
the biggest seafood paella rice ever
prepared in Hong Kong. The festivities
continued with flamenco dancing
which featured guest appearances by
celebrity models Eunice Chan and
Coco Chiang.
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H U T C H I S O N U P D A T E S
Clients say “We Do”
P R O P E R T Y & H O T E L S
The Moon’s a Balloon!
The Wonderful Worlds of
Whampoa attracted record crowds
during the golden week of
Mid-Autumn Festival and National
Day holidays with some
eye-catching spectacles,
including a famous
French trapeze artist
performing the story of the
Chinese Mid-Autumn
Festival legend under the
“moonlight” of a gigantic
luminous balloon. Jointly
organised with the TOM
Group, other highlights
included the “AC Milan Whampoa
Summer Camp,” which attracted
football fans of all stripes.
Golden Guests
Managers of HutchisonWhampoa
Property Group helped Guangdong’s
best athletes – including Wu Hanxiong,
Lao Lishi, Gao Feng and Yang Jinghui –
celebrate their Olympic success at an
event held in September at Guangzhou
Panyu Cape Coral. They are pictured
with Jason Tam, General Manager –
China Marketing, Hutchison Whampoa
Properties and Stephen Tsui, General
Manager – Hutchison Whampoa
Properties (Guangzhou Panyu) Co Ltd
Located in the Panyu Dashi district, the
development is a paradise featuring “The
Splendour of Australian Lifestyle” and
occupying a site area of approximately
5.3 million sq ft, comprising a deluxe
residential complex and a clubhouse with
extensive facilities.
Harbour Plaza Hong Kong hosted its
first In-House Wedding Extravaganza
on Oct. 16. Renowned for its dazzling
facilities – notably its 4,500 sq ft Grand
Ballroom and sublime marble staircase
– the hotel features more than 10,000
sq ft of function space on its first floor,
all of which was utilised for this
innovative, successful event, which
helped build a solid list of wedding
bookings for 2005. More than 400
visitors attended with sponsorship
participation from 12 companies.
It also featured an eye-catching
fashion show with well-
known
TV
person-
ality
Eddie
Kwan as
model
and spokesman.