At the champagne launch

27th April, evening

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April 27th 2006
This evening I’m going to ‘a party’ so I pick my outfit. Hong Kong is a town where you can never be overdressed so I slip into one of my new suits, and a good job too. The party turns out to be the launch of Veuve Clicquot’s new rose champagne and paparazzi photographers line the doorway. Inside there’s hundreds of people and champagne is flowing like water. I spend some of the evening t ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong

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Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong... ... read more