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The charitable body, New Wine Ministries Hong Kong, hosted a special “Sing for Joy” Charity Dinner in October 29, at the Aberdeen Marina Club. Through a raffle lottery and silent auction, generous guests raised a substantial sum for two of its worthy causes, namely asylum seekers, refugees, and cancer patients.
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Exquisite canapés and fish and chips do mix for Jimmy Yu. The sociable founder and CEO of Royal Catering is also on a mission to bring new tastes to China – and aid to communities in need through his charity, Smile With Us.
Could you tell us a little about your upbringing and education? 
I was born in Hong Kong and moved to UK when I was 12, attending boarding school at Stamford [in Lincolnshire]. I wasn’t always the most well-behaved student and often got into trouble. When I was at university, I got caught in an incident that resulted in my house arrest for 12 months. Because I wasn’t allowed to leave the house, I spent the first few weeks ordering takeaway, but eventually grew tired of it. It was then that I decided to take up cooking.
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What are your fondest childhood memories, and how did your family impact the person you are today? 
As I mentioned, I wasn’t always on my best behaviour growing up, but I was fortunately blessed to have very supportive parents who encouraged me to explore my curiosities and pursue every venture. After the incident, which my parents were obviously not too happy about, I realised how phenomenal they were to remain supportive and extremely patient with me despite my wrongdoings. I turned over a new leaf and things started to get better from there. I’ve been able to do and experience a lot of different exciting things in my life, as well as explore my own path and start my own business.
Now that I am a father myself, I’m motivated to work harder and give the best I can to what I do. And similar to how my parents were with me, I want to support my daughter and give her the freedom she needs to explore the things she wants to do, while, of course, keeping a close eye on her.
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What led you to found Royal Catering? Did you always want to be in the food and beverage industry? 
Although I had my fair share of misdemeanours during my school days, academically I did pretty well. Ever since I was in secondary school, I knew I wanted to start my own business. After boarding school, I enrolled at Regent’s Business School [part of Regent’s University London], where I received a full scholarship.
Upon returning to Hong Kong, I spent almost six years working as a Society Editor at an English luxury lifestyle magazine. But having spent half a decade in the industry and witnessing the transition of publications from print media to digital platforms, I felt it was the right time for me to move onto something new.
My entry into the F&amp;B industry was, admittedly, unexpected, but it made the most sense to me. My years as a Society Editor, travelling the world, trying a range of new cuisines and indulging in some of the best canapés each region had to offer, not only allowed me to build a huge network of professional connections and industry friends, but also helped me realise what I loved doing – eating. Towards the end of 2015, I founded Royal Catering Hong Kong, which provides high-end catering services for luxury brands and private clients including Rolex, Ferrari, Lamborghini and D&amp;G.
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You’re very involved in the F&amp;B industry. Why is the food business meaningful to you? 
I am a big believer in doing what you love and loving what you do. For me, it’s eating. In Chinese there’s a saying that implies that the clothes you wear, the food you eat, the place you live in and the places you travel are the four pillars that make a good life. I felt that being involved in F&amp;B was the best way for me to help give people a taste of the good life. And catering, unlike restaurants, is never limited to set menus and a particular cuisine, so every single client, season and meeting presents a new challenge to develop something different and unique. In my opinion, it’s not just about the food itself but also about presentation and the value of the entire experience for the client and their guests.
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You’re also the CEO of China Royal Food Culture. Could you tell us more about this? 
With Royal Food Culture, we try to bring the best of Western cuisine to China. Contrary to its culinary landscape in the past, China is becoming more modernised. People are excited to try new things and explore different cultures. The F&amp;B market has been growing rapidly in the last couple of years. For instance, when I franchised Scotts Fish &amp; Chips diner in Chengdu two years ago, I found that the people there were very hip and trendy; they hold onto the local culture while embracing the Western culture.
Although going to McDonald’s and KFC have become commonplace, and dishes like spaghetti are no longer exotic, the dining scene in China is still lacking in terms of Western varieties, which I want to bring into the country. I want to bring the best of the West to the East in areas where people would appreciate it the most.
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Do you have any exciting new projects? 
I’ve always found China to be an interesting place. I travel to many different places around the world, yet China still impresses me. Following the successful opening of our first – as well as China’s first – British fish and chips diner two years ago, I’ve been returning to the country in the last few months, preparing to open a new location. Though the pandemic put much of my business plan on hold, it is set to open very soon.
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Aside from your work, you also co-founded Smile With Us. What led you to start that charity, and what is its mission statement? 
My parents instilled in me the values of kindness and helpfulness so I have always felt obligated to give back to the world. Before I started this charity, I would take a week or two off every year to volunteer in a different country. I’ve been to Botswana, Cambodia, the Philippines and several places in China to help underprivileged children and their families.
Although it’s impossible to help everyone in the world, through Smile With Us we try our best to help different communities facing various challenges. In our first year, we helped those with hearing and vision disabilities. The following year we tried to reach out to people suffering from mental illnesses, and during the pandemic, we helped to distribute masks to the needy and sanitise their homes.
Finally, what is the most interesting thing that you’ve ever done? 
I’ve done lots of crazy things from sky diving to bungee jumping. I’m big on sports, too, so I enjoy anything from golf and badminton to tennis and snowboarding. Back in the UK, I used to go camping and I backpacked through Spain. That’s something interesting I’d like to do again in the future – to backpack around the world, meet people and learn new cultures first hand.
Thank you.
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Interview by: Roberliza Eugenio 
Photographer: Jack Law 
Videographer: Kingsley Lau 
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At just 24, Zendaya already has a Marvel role, an Emmy and a certified platinum song under her belt
At an age where most people are only just starting to navigate their career paths, 24-year-old American actress and singer Zendaya just took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in the smash hit HBO show, Euphoria. She’s the youngest actress in history to win the award, beating out stiff competition from Tinseltown veterans like Laura Linney, Sandra Oh and Jennifer Aniston. She has also been lauded for playing the straight-talking MJ in Marvel’s wildly successful Spider-Man franchise, released two hit albums and recorded a platinum-selling song – Rewrite the Stars, from the soundtrack of the 2017 musical drama The Greatest Showman. The world, it seems, just can’t get enough of Zendaya.
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Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman – to give her full name – was born on September 1, 1996, as the only child of teachers Claire Marie Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu, a.k.a. Samuel David Coleman. Painfully shy from the get-go, she was forced to repeat kindergarten in order to socially acclimatise with her schoolmates. At six, she was introduced to acting when she and two of her friends, the only black children at their private school, convinced the principal to allow them to perform a play for Black History Month. “I was Bessie Coleman,” she remembers, “My friends were Harriet Tubman and Madam C.J. Walker. We just felt we needed to raise awareness about the importance of these women.”
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From that day on, Zendaya was smitten. Every summer, she would accompany her mom to her second job at the California Shakespeare Theater, acting in several of their productions. She also signed up for dance lessons and joined a dance troupe for three years. Her first taste of stardom, though, came when she landed one of the lead roles of Disney Channel’s Shake It Up in 2010. By the time she graduated high school, the multi-talented teen had starred in two more Disney TV shows, penned an inspirational book for tweens titled Between U and Me, and released a solo album featuring a song, Replay, that went platinum. She also starred in season 16 of Dancing with the Stars at 16 years old – then the youngest-ever contestant on the show – and wound up finishing strong in second place.&nbsp;
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Never one to rest on her laurels, Zendaya also found time in her busy schedule to indulge her love of all things sartorial. In 2016, she found her own clothing line, Daya by Zendaya, and also starred as a guest judge on the 15th season of Project Runway. Two years later, she was signed by fashion label Tommy Hilfiger as its global women’s ambassador and collaboratively released several Tommy Hilfiger x Zendaya capsule collections.
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The crowning achievement of her young life, though, possibly came earlier this year, when she nabbed the coveted Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her leading role as Rue in the HBO hit series Euphoria. Loosely based on the Israeli TV show of the same name, Euphoria delivers a vibrant, almost brutal depiction of contemporary US high school life, burnished with the very real issues of social media, drugs and more. Zendaya was lauded in all corners for her gritty portrayal of the reckless recovering teen drug addict, with The Guardian calling her performance “mesmerising” and “astonishing”, and The New Yorker even dubbing her “the best part” of the series.
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“Although Euphoria was amazing and exciting, it was also extremely stressful. It gave me anxiety every week”
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Eager to give back, the actress has found a unique way to raise funds and awareness for different causes – by using her birthday as a means to raise funds for worthy initiatives. When she turned 18, she partnered with Convoy of Hope – a philanthropic relief organization with whom she has been connected since 2012 – to raise money to feed over 100 malnourished children in Haiti, the Philippines, and Tanzania. The following year, following a trip to South Africa with UN AIDS, she hosted another fundraising project, this time to help the country’s AIDS orphans. To celebrate turning 20, Zendaya once again teamed up with Convoy of Hope, this time managing to raise US$50,000 for the organization’s Women’s Empowerment Initiative.&nbsp;
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Speaking about her passion for charitable and social endeavors, she says, “I don’t just sing, dance, and act because I love it,” she says. “You have to have a purpose, and mine is to connect with the world, to get across messages that are important. I’d much rather be known for leaving a little stamp of positivity on one person’s life than for the last project that I did.”
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“I’d much rather be known for leaving a little stamp of positivity on one person&#8217;s life than for the last project that I did”
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She still does, however, have multiple projects looming on the horizon, with her next high-profile appearance set to be in the upcoming remake of Frank Herbert’s cult science-fiction novel Dune (2021) alongside co-star Timothée Chalamet. She has also reunited with Euphoria director Sam Levinson in the upcoming drama Malcolm &amp; Marie, a production that was shot in secret during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Perhaps her most anticipated silver screen return, though, is the reprisal of her beloved role as MJ in the as-yet untitled third sequel of the Spider-Man franchise, set for release in 2021. After that, the path seems less clear, though given Zendaya’s smart choices – both onscreen and in the charity sphere – chances are her star can only continue to rise.&nbsp;
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Text: Tenzing Thondup
Photos: Dominic Miller, Bulgari

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Euphoric Rise: Zendaya, the youngest Emmy award winner

Last Friday, the OneSky Hong Kong Gala took place inside the <a href="https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/hkgdt-jw-marriott-hotel-hong-kong/">JW Marriot Hong Kong</a>, where guests partook in a night of celebration, unrestricted funding and charity. Initially founded in 1998 as &#8220;Half the Sky&#8221;, the now re-named OneSky is an NGO organisation that designs and implements&nbsp;affordable, replicable model programmes to help communities and caregivers unlock the vast hidden potential of the world’s vulnerable young children in Hong Kong, China, Vietnam and Mongolia.
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Guests of the gala celebrated one truly incredible achievement – the upcoming opening of the PC Lee OneSky Global Centre for Early Childhood Development in Sham Shui Po. The centre will take the NGO&#8217;s mission to help &#8220;hidden children&#8221; to new heights by offering the local community a place for early learning childhood development, while also acting as a local community drop-in centre. Working closely with the government and key stakeholders,&nbsp;the centre will train caregivers, thus reaching thousands more children right here in Hong Kong, as well as across all OneSky programs.
Thanking attendees for their continued generosity and support, CEO and Founder Jenny Bowen addressed the gala crowd with gratitude, expounding that their help has allowed OneSky to touch the lives of children in not only in Hong Kong, but in China, Vietnam and Mongolia. Other highlights of the OneSky Hong Kong Gala included live and silent auctions, where a considerable sum was raised&nbsp;thanks to the generous supporters and prize sponsors that evening.

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The OneSky Hong Kong Gala celebrates an evening of bright stars

On Wednesday, 8 May, the <a href="https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/hong-kong/hkgkl/hoteldetail">Holiday Inn Golden Mile hotel</a>&#8216;s&nbsp;ballroom was transformed into a space for celebration for the eighth edition of&nbsp;The One 2019 Gala Dinner&nbsp;and was attended by nearly 400 of the city&#8217;s celebrities, socialites and industry leaders. The evening saw nearly HK$2 million in prize money awarded to winners and runner-ups.
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Founded by Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/the-power-list/char/H/?cn-s=DAVID+HARILELA">Dr. David Harilela</a>,&nbsp;The One&nbsp;annually acknowledges the ultimate unsung heroes from the 852 and beyond, awarding one with a grand cash prize of HK$200,000, and the two runner-ups with HK$80,000. The prize money is then used to bolster the humanitarian&#8217;s efforts and expand on the existing service projects they lead.
Taking home the grand-prize and honour as The One this year was Maria Law, a single mother to an intellectually disabled daughter. Ms. Law operates the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Holycafehk/">Holy Café</a> in Cheung Shan Wan, where she employs her daughter as well as other individuals with intellectual disabilities, giving them the chance to be employed and trained in&nbsp; restaurant service. The runner-ups were Chow Shu Tak, a street hawker in Jordan who provides care to the homeless and intellectually-disabled, and Nip Yeung Sing, a former businessman, who has developed programmes for Hong Kong&#8217;s elderly including funeral services and food distribution.

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The One 2019 Gala Dinner honours local and international humanitarians

At the end of October, charitable organisation UNICEF HK unveiled a special exhibition entitled The Illumination of Love and Philanthropy at ifc mall in Central. The two-week event was targeted at highlighting the importance and value of giving unconditional love to the children of the world.
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For the special occasion, two renowned contemporary Chinese artists – Ren Zhen Yu and Zou Cao – created a series of distinctive portrait paintings that paid tribute to the contributions and philanthropy of such noted celebrity figures as Mother Teresa, actress Audrey Hepburn, Singapore ex-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and the legendary Bruce Lee.
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In keeping with the charitable drive of the exhibition, the public were invited to participate in the Pay It Forward campaign onsite and contribute donations towards various UNICEF HK programmes worldwide. In return, they received an electronic postcard featuring one of the displayed artworks as a keep-sake of the event.
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Taking the spirit of generosity one step further, <a href="https://artfuturesgroup.com/">Art Futures Group</a>, the region&#8217;s dedicated Chinese contemporary art specialist and creative partner of UNICEF HK for The Illumination of Love and Philanthropy, further donated HK$5 per postcard created.
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Jeremy Kasler, CEO of Art Futures Group ,said of the exhibition: “AFG is honored to be part of this meaningful project. Through the distinctive style of two well-known Chinese contemporary artists, Ren Zhen Yu and Zou Cao, art acts as the bridge to transform the wisdom of our ancestors and uplift the excellence of our next generation, our children through art.”

UNICEF HK hosts charity art exhibit at IFC Mall

UNICEF HK unveils charity art exhibition inspired by the next generation

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Have you noticed some quirky mosaic artwork on the walls of Harbour City recently? If you are wondering who’s behind this, we’re here to unravel the mystery!
Iconic French street artist Invader has hit Hong Kong with a new series of 32 impressive artworks. He recently invaded Harbour City installing 18 of his art pieces on prominent locations around the mall. His signature piece Space Invader is one of the most eye-catching installations. Other pieces like Anchor, Mermaid and Emojis match the theme of Harbour City.
What makes this collaboration so unique is that this is the first time that the iconoclastic artist is pairing up with a shopping mall for a charity fundraiser. For the occasion, he has designed a limited-edition umbrella printed with the same mosaic Anchor pattern that is displayed at the Ocean Terminal Rooftop Carpark.
Harbour City x Invader Limited Edition Umbrella &#8211; Charity Redemption Details
Date: 18 December 2017 – 11 February 2018 
Time: 12noon – 8pm 
Location: Level 3, Ocean Centre, Harbour City (near OC312, Leonidas)
Participation Method:
<ol>
<li>Upload three photos of Invader’s mosaic artworks in Hong Kong or elsewhere on personal Facebook or Instagram account; hashtag #harbourcity &amp; #hcart; and @harbourcity (at least one of the photos must be a self-portrait taken with the mosaic artwork at Harbour City)</li>
<li>Present the related post and personal ID proof for verification, with simple registration and onsite donation of HK$200 to “Hong Kong Blood Cancer Foundation” to redeem one umbrella.</li>
</ol>
*Each person can redeem one umbrella throughout the whole redemption period only. Quota applies on a first-come-first-served basis while stock lasts.
More details on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.harbourcity.com.hk">http://www.harbourcity.com.hk</a>.

French artist Invader attacks Harbour City with street art for a good cause

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It’s the time for sharing and spreading joy. While we are busy buying gifts for our loved ones, what about our furry friends who have to spend time in adoption centres? To help care for abandoned dogs this Christmas, Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR) and Nordic lifestyle boutique squarestreet have come up with a unique partnership to raise funds for saving and re-homing dogs across Hong Kong.
The squarestreet team has painstakingly built and hand-painted a miniature winter village (120cm x 80cm) called Dogtown, on display at their shop (G/F, 15 Square Street, Sheung Wan) till 15 January 2018.
Guests can view the installation and buy dog or human figurines at only HKD50 each to populate the mostly deserted Dogtown. Donors can also name their purchased dog or human characters, adding their own personal touch to Dogtown’s winter story.
100% of the proceeds will go to HKDR to help in its ongoing endeavour to unite canine friends with their happily-ever-after homes.
Pic courtesy: HKDR, press photos

Dogtown: Christmas charity for our furry friends by HKDR and squarestreet

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There’s only one word to describe the festive new Wishes Factory Campaign from Bulgari: wow. Featuring stunningly creative visuals by Italian architect and designer Federico Babina, the video fully immerses viewers in the holiday spirit while evoking images of Rome under a starry night sky.
At the same time, Bulgari continues to build on its charitable endeavours with a special #SeeMyWish social media campaign. The luxury jewellery brand will donate US$1 to Save the Children every time the campaign video – which you can find at <a href="https://www.bulgari.com/en-hk/seemywish">https://www.bulgari.com/en-hk/seemywish</a> – or a wish selfie with the hashtag #SeeMyWish is shared on Facebook or Instagram.
Since 2009, the jewellery house has raised over US$70 million for Save the Children in support of youth education and empowerment, improving the lives of over one million children across the world.
So spread your joy with those less fortunate this holiday season. Log on to your social media and start sharing now!

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