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Last week, the Race to RWC Gala took place inside The Kerry Hotel, where guests took part in a night of celebration as cyclists Ron Rutland and James Owen arrived to Hong Kong as part of their quest to cycle from Twickenham, United Kingdom to Tokyo, Japan. The initiative – Race to the Rugby World Cup (RWC) – was founded earlier this year as an unique awareness campaign to raise funding for ChildFund&#8217;s, Pass It Back program which seeks to help disadvantaged children in Asia who may not otherwise have the opportunity to take part in and learn the vital life skills that can be gained from the sport of rugby.
Together guests helped contribute to the EUR€40,000 (HK$347,996) that have already been raised throughout the 231-day journey that is set to finish in Tokyo on Thursday, September 19.
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Notable guests and sport legends such as former Manchester United player Denni Irwin, DHL Rugby ambassador Sir John Kirwan, former England Sevens captain Rob Vickermand and current Australian Sevens player and ChildFund ambassador Charolette Caslick were all in attendance.

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To learn more about the Race to RWC one can visit the initiative&#8217;s website <a href="https://inmotion.dhl/en/rugby/race-to-rwc/">here</a>.

Race to RWC Hosts an Evening of Chairty Inside the Kerry Hotel

Design Trust, an acclaimed charity, just celebrated its 11th Annual Ambassador&#8217;s Ball this weekend at Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong. This year&#8217;s theme, Hyper Environment explores the relationship between the city and the countryside – a juxtaposition of technology and nature.
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The event, which was sponsored by Prada, was officiated by the Hong Kong&#8217;s CEO Carrie Lam and other guests of honour included the Dutch Office for Metropolitan Architecture&#8217;s partners Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten who flew in especially for the occasion. &nbsp;&nbsp;
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&#8220;It’s been such an honour working with Prada – a name and brand that resonates with creativity and design excellence, and a pioneer who promotes and preserves art and culture with passion and commitment. It has been so empowering to work closely with OMA’s Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten – such visionaries who have brought our gala concept to an entirely new level. I know our guests are reflecting on the constantly evolving status of our city and countryside with a new perspective&#8221;, says Marisa Yiu, co-founder and executive director of Design Trust.
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The event also included an auction featuring limited edition art and decorative objects, travel experience and more from names such as Zao Wou-ki, Zaha Hadid, Daido Moriyama, Andre Fu, Joan Miro and more.&nbsp; The event was an overwhelming success, raising over HK$10.5 million, all of which is being donated to Design Trust.

Design Trust celebrates its 11th Annual Ambassador’s Ball

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BMW recently added to its X series in Hong Kong with the launch of BMW X3 at Kerry Hotel. The models revealed were X3 xDrive30i xLine, X3 M40i and X3 xDrive30i Luxury.
The most iconic model of the night was the X3 M401, which is the first M performance model in the BMW X3 series. Equipped with a 3.0-litre 6-cylinder inline engine, its acceleration rate from 0 to 100km/hr at 4.8 seconds is a best-in-class feature.
Prominent personalities including Dieter Lamlé, German Consulate General; Kevin Coon, VP of BMW Group Importer Office, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan; and Joseph Lau, Managing Director, Hong Kong and Macau of BMW Concessionaires were the honoured guests for the unveiling and toasting ceremony.
Celebrities Louis Cheung and Scarlett Wong hosted the event that saw a footfall of more than 500 guests.

All-new BMW X3 launches in Hong Kong with much fanfare

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Vinci Wong is founder and chairman of Chinese medicine pioneer <a href="http://www.3kings.com.hk/">3 Kings Holdings</a>, a subsidiary of the Wongs’ <a href="http://www.wkkintl.com/">WKK Group</a>. Following his highly publicized marriage to partner Kevin Chow last year, he also prepares for the coming year as chairman of the city’s most prominent charity organization, the <a href="http://www.tungwah.org.hk/en/">Tung Wah</a> Group of Hospitals. We caught up with the former TVB star at the new&nbsp;<a href="http://www.shangri-la.com/hongkong/kerry/">Kerry Hotel</a> (a Shangri-la brand) in Hung Hom. 
Your career took off when you became a talent with TVB and artist with ATV. Did you always see yourself getting into entertainment?
I’ve been enamoured with the entertainment industry since I was young. I liked to express myself. Whenever they had games on those radio programmes I’d always phone in – not for the prizes, but for the thrill of hearing my own voice on air.
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What were your first steps into that career then? 
My first forays were in radio, during my days in Vancouver. I spent high school and university in Canada, where I entered an international Chinese DJ contest. I got into the top 10, which landed me a gig in one of Vancouver’s Chinese radio stations. I worked there for four or five years. Once I finished my studies, I came back to Hong Kong and joined Metro Plus Live, and then TVB.
What made you decide to move?
It was time. I was with TVB from 24… 13 years later I was already towards my 40s.
I had a lot of opportunities, but it was getting repetitive. A lot of shows are done every year, like the annual countdown, beauty pageants, charity shows. I found myself standing on stage and saying the same thing again and again. I kind of got scared, asking myself ‘Do you want the rest of your life to be like this, doing the same thing?’
I couldn’t find anything new about what I was doing. I could still manage to change myself, but had I waited 10 more years it would have been too late.
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Let’s talk about your upcoming year as chairman of Tung Wah, which starts next April. What are your plans for that?
I want to create more awareness about Tung Wah. Most people might think that it’s old fashioned as it’s been around for 150 years, but I want to change that. I hope I can leverage my prominence as somebody people have been seeing on TV over the years.
When you married your partner of 7 years, Kevin Chow, in Vancouver last year it made the headlines in Hong Kong as the first same sex marriage in local entertainment. How did people react?
My family, relatives, old school friends and even the management at Tung Wah – they all supported me. This gave me a lot of confidence to take the next step in our relationship, and I’m thankful for that.
It’s been in my head for a long time: If I met someone I think is the right one, should I get married? But before meeting Kevin, there was never the right person.
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How was your journey coming out?
Whether straight or gay, you just know it inside of you. It wasn’t something I ever questioned. In my generation especially it wasn’t easy; I told my family when I was in my twenties and I had other problems making me unhappy. On top of all that I was tired of hiding my sexuality, so it happened all at once. I told them about my problems, ‘Oh and by the way, I’m gay’ [laughs].
They might not have embraced it at first, but it wasn’t a big drama. In the end they not only accepted it but wanted me to find the right person with whom to have my own life and family as well.
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After you married Kevin, you became a role model for the city’s LGBT community. How are you handling that unintended role?
I do my best… a lot of organizations like <a href="http://www.pinkdot.hk/">Pink Dot</a> and <a href="http://www.biglovealliance.org/">BigLove Alliance</a> call us to support their events; we’re asked to join demonstrations like the gay parade.
We would definitely want to do more for society, for younger ones of future generations. We’re talking about equality here. Same sex marriage is a must in the future.
Text: Julienne C. Raboca
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