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Last month, Gafencu’s annual Gala Ball featured a veritable who’s who of local and international glitterati, socialites and power brokers at this exclusive extravaganza. Held at the glamorous Conrad Hotel in Admiralty, among the VIPs was Clara Lee, the fast-rising South Korean actress, and popular Hong Kong singer Joyce Cheng.
The night was also abuzz with celebrations of Gafencu’s 10th anniversary. A cornerstone of the event was the Gafencu Awards, recognising the success of HK’s movers and shakers in entertainment, medicine, F&amp;B, business and more. Guests enjoyed a superb mix of gourmet food, wines, live music and dancing on this most enchanting of evenings.

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Having a Ball: Roundup of Gafencu’s Gala Dinner

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This year, Gafencu’s Gala Dinner once again returned to Hong Kong’s Conrad Hotel, with the 4 November event a celebration of both the magazine’s 10th anniversary and the setting for the second annual Gafencu Awards.
The night of glitz and glamour kicked off with the arrival of a series of star-studded guests, many of whom had clearly taken the night’s Time to Shine tagline to heart. Amid a blinding array of paparazzi and cameramen, a veritable who’s who of local and international glitterati, socialites and power brokers made their way down the red carpet, each swathed in a dazzling array of designer dresses, sequins and dinner jackets, all at the very height of fashion. Among the VIPs in attendance were the South Korean actress Clara Lee and Hong Kong’s very own Joyce Cheng, just two of a truly glittering assemblage.
After enjoying a customary welcome cocktail or two, the 400 specially invited guests were all seated in the immaculately decorated ball room, awash in the glow of candelabras and colourful centre pieces. They were then welcomed by the evening’s divinely charming MCs &#8211; Luisa Leitao and Linda Kennedy. After a brief introduction, the two elegant ladies took a little time to highlight Gafencu magazine’s recent evolution from a solely men’s magazine to a publication that caters for everyone.
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After 10 years of being the leading publication for the most successful, affluent and discerning men in Hong Kong and mainland China, Gafencu now also serves the growing number of successful and high-profile women in its two core territories. Starting from the November issue, Gafencu has welcomed in a new legion of readers – the stylish, sophisticated, hugely confident, elegantly competent women who – side-byside, arm-in-arm – with the continent’s most eligible, most entrepreneurial males have seen Asia take the global centre stage in the early years of the 21st century.
Of course none of this would be remotely possible if it were not for the expertise, diligence and guidance of Lina Ross Mohindar, Gafencu’s CEO. After being introduced by Linda and Luisa, Lina took the stage to say a few words, before being joined by the hard working team behind Gafencu magazine for a joyous toast to the future. Integral to the evening were of course the generous sponsors who made the entire event possible – Antiquorum Auctioneers, Dedon Asia Pacific Limited, Élévatione, Greens Kitchen &amp; Juicery, Godiva Chocolatier (Asia) Ltd, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Luisa Leitao, Michael Kors, Remy Martin, Ventris and last – but not least – Omtis Fine Wines, 
provider of the delicious line up of wines that accompanied the evening’s gourmet five-course meal.
As the first of the evening’s delectable courses was completed, it was time to turn to the evening’s main feature. While it was Time to Shine for all the glamorous guests in attendance in celebrating the magazine’s 10th anniversary as Hong Kong’s premier luxury lifestyle magazine, it was also an opportunity to recognise and reward six extraordinary individuals courtesy of the second annual Gafencu Awards.
Although the six winners worked in very different fields, they all had one thing in common — the noteworthy contribution they have made to Hong Kong society.
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The first winner on the night was Mike Hill, co-founder, festival director and CEO of the Clockenflap music festival, who was awarded in the Cultural Endeavour category. Mike was honoured &#8211; along with and on behalf of his fellow cofounders &#8211; for having organised the Clockenflap culture, arts and music festival since 2008. The event, now seen as the absolute highlight of Hong Kong’s annual musical calendar, grew from a crowd of 1,500 in its first year to attracting more than 60,000 people in 2015.
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From music and arts to good Samaritans, the second winner on the night was Christina Strong, who won the Charity award (Charity Most Excellent Award) in recognition of her tireless work in raising awareness of rare diseases through the Joshua Hellmann Foundation in order to help needy children in Hong Kong. The foundation is named after Christina’s son Joshua, who died from Melas Syndrome in 2007.
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The third award of the night went to Jennifer Liu, founder of JWF International and Sir Hudson Hospitality, 
the organisation behind Habitu and the Coffee Academics. It was no surprise to see Jennifer pick up the Hospitality award (Hospitality Excellent Award) for her hospitality empire, which now extends to some 30 eateries and employs more than 500 staff in Hong Kong and abroad.
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The fourth winner, Daniel Chan, walked away with the award in one of the most fiercely contested categories — the Entrepreneur of the year (Entrepreneur Most Excellent Award). Daniel has more than 20 years of experience in the luxury watch industry and is famous for bringing Cartier to China. In his role as founder and managing director of Paragon International, Daniel has overall responsibility for more than 40 Cartier points of sales and several other luxury watch brands outlets across mainland China and Hong Kong.
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This year, the Legacy category (Legacy Most Excellent Award) was won by a well-known name, a woman whose business acumen and willingness to give back to society are almost legendary. Sabrina Fung started her career at the Fung Group back in 2000, when she was initially employed as an investment manager at the family’s private investment arm. She is now the Group Managing Director of Fung Retailing Limited.She is also a director of Macy’s China, a joint venture between Macy’s and Fung Retailing.
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The final award went to a truly astonishing woman, one who has given hope to millions of people through her tireless work to combat cancer. Rossa Chiu was the hugely popular winner of the Medical Sciences award (Medical Most Excellent Award) for her work in developing a blood test that can detect certain cancers at a very early stage, helping to bring hope and a fighting chance to many across the world. Congratulations again to all of the deserving winners who so graciously accepted their awards and shared a few inspirational words with the audience.
No respectable Gala Dinner, of course, would be completewithout a healthy dose of entertainment and revelry, something that was more than ably ignited by Joyce Cheng, the ever charming Hong Kong actress and singer, who wowed the crowd with a selection of her favourite songs, featuring a mix of Cantonese hits and Western classics.
As the more formal part of the evening was drawing to a close, the lovely MCs took the time to thank the amazing staff at the Conrad, who undoubtedly made the evening one that will long be remembered. Of course this did not necessarily mean the end of the night for many of the guests as the band once again struck up some jazzy tunes, cueing further revelry, dancing and merriment late into the night.

A Shining Time: The Gafencu Gala Ball and Excellence Awards 2016

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Guests at Gafencu’s Gala Dinner really embraced the “Time to Shine” slogan when they attended the extravaganza on 4 November.
The star-studded event was attended by close to 400 VIPs and glitterati — both local and international.
Sit back and enjoy the slideshow from the Gala Dinner.

Guests shine at Gafencu’s Gala Dinner

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Gafencu managed to grab a quick interview with celebrated singer Joyce Cheng before her performance at the Gala Dinner to ask the songstress what&#8217;s on her set list for the evening. 
Joyce, who staged her first ticketed concert last month, wowed the crowd with three songs in Cantonese and one in English. 
Stay tuned for the highlight video of Joyce’s performance. 
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Gafencu talks to singer Joyce Cheng before her performance at Gafencu’s Gala Dinner

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For all the glamorous guests at Gafencu’s 2016 Gala Dinner it was “Time to Shine” in celebrating the magazine’s 10th anniversary as Hong Kong’s premier luxury lifestyle magazine.
More importantly, it was also an opportunity to recognise and reward six extraordinary individuals with the second annual Gafencu Awards.
Even though the six winners work in very different fields, they all had one thing in common &#8212; the noteworthy contribution they have made to Hong Kong society.
The winners of the second annual Gafencu Awards, in no particular order, are:
Mike Hill, co-founder, festival director and CEO of the Clockenflap music festival, won the first award of the night in the Cultural Endeavour category. Mike was honoured, along with and on behalf of his fellow co-founders for organising the culture, arts and music festival known as Clockenflap since 2008.  The event, which has cemented itself as the absolute highlight of Hong Kong’s annual musical events calendar has grown from a crowd of 1,500 in its first year to attracting over 60,000 people in 2015.
From music and arts to good Samaritans, our second winner of the night was Christina Strong who won the Charity award for her tireless work raising awareness of rare diseases through the Joshua Hellmann Foundation to help needy children in Hong Kong. The foundation is named after Christina’s son Joshua who succumbed to Melas Syndrome in 2007.
The third award of the night was won by Jennifer Liu who founded JWF International and Sir Hudson Hospitality, the organisation behind Habitu and the Coffee Academics. It was no surprise to see Jennifer pick up the Hospitality award for her hospitality empire that covers some 30 eateries and employs more than 500 staff in Hong Kong and abroad.
Our fourth winner, Daniel Chan, walked away with the award in one of the most fiercely contested categories &#8212; the Entrepreneur of the year. Daniel has more than 20 years of experience in the luxury watch industry and is famous for bringing Cartier to China. In his role as founder and managing director of Paragon International, Daniel has overall responsibility of more than 40 points of sales of Cartier and other luxury watch brands across mainland China and Hong Kong.
The Legacy category was won by a well-known name whose business acumen and willingness to give back to society are almost legendary. Sabrina Fung started her career at Fung Group back in the year 2000, where she was initially employed as an investment manager at the family’s private investment arm. Sabrina is now the Group Managing Director of Fung Retailing Limited. She is also a director of Macy’s China, a joint venture between Macy’s and Fung Retailing.
The final award went to a truly astonishing woman who has given hope to millions of people through her tireless work to combat cancer. Rossa Chiu was a worthy winner of the Medical Sciences award for her work developing a blood test that can detect certain cancers at a very early stage helping to bring hope and a fighting chance to so many.
Congratulations to all of the most deserved winners.
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Time to Shine: Round-up of 2016 award winners

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Dancing, posing, imbibing, eating and celebrating were the order of the night at the Gafencu Gala Dinner on 4 November.
The star-studded event was attended by close to 400 VIPs and glitterati &#8212; both local and international &#8212; who were entertained by emcees Linda Kennedy and Luisa Leitao.
The evening featured an award ceremony to recognise six of Hong Kong’s most outstanding professionals, capped off with celebrated singer Joyce Cheng, who wowed the guests with an amazing performance that had people up on their feet dancing.
After the formal part of the evening drew to a close, guests who were still in the party mood hit the dancefloor until the early hours.
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the Gala Dinner. Here are the photos from the event. Enjoy!

Photos: Glitterati wowed at gala extravaganza

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Gafencu held a star-studded Gala Dinner at the Conrad Hotel on 4 November to celebrate its evolution from a men’s magazine to a publication now serving both sexes.
After 10 years of being the leading publication for the most successful, affluent and discerning men in Hong Kong and mainland China, Gafencu will now also serve the growing number of successful and high-profile women in its two core territories.

Gafencu celebrates its 10th anniversary in style at the Conrad Hong Kong hotel

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Some of Hong Kong’s most successful and well-known men and women were dressed to impress for a night of revelry at the Gafencu Gala Dinner last week.
The guest list was a who’s who of VIPs and all of the guests dazzled in their suits and dresses, which made the task of picking the fashion highlights of the night a little tough, but we managed.
Guests who attended the Gala Dinner included Clara Lee, Gigi Fu, Pauline Yam, Brandon Chau, Albert Wong, Dorian Ho, Janet Ma, Amanda Lui, Anson Chan, James Tien, Wesley Wan, Sabrina Fung, Jennifer Liu, Heidi Chan, Jonathan Young, Orlando Ho, Mona Ch’ng, Stephen &amp; Deborah Hung, Alfred Hui, Elena Kong, Vincent Ng, Jade Leung, Sherman &amp; Ming Tang, Yolanda Choy.
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Dressed to impress: Fashion highlights from Gafencu’s Gala Dinner

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The evening’s final award, Medical Science, went to a professor of Chemical Pathology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for her work developing a blood test to detect cancer in its early stages. 
Rossa Chiu has given new hope to millions through her tireless work to combat cancer. 
She also earlier developed a diagnostic test to improve DNA tests for Down syndrome screening across the world. 
Congratulations again to Rossa, who was a hugely popular winner.

Breakthrough: Rossa Chiu presented with award for her work combatting cancer

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Sabrina Fung won the Legacy award for her achievements throughout her career at Fung Group. 
Sabrina started her career at Fung Group back in the year 2000 and today she is the Group Managing Director of Fung Retailing Limited.
She remains very much at the forefront when it comes to building awareness of many of the company’s key fashion brands &#8211; Gieves &amp; Hawkes, Cerruti 1881, Kent and Curwen, D’urban and Hardy Amies.
Sabrina was a more than worthy winner of the Legacy award.

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