Hong Kong, (March 31, 2023) The South China Morning Post (SCMP) is proud to announce the release of the eleventh edition of 100 Top Tables, the definitive guide to the most outstanding fine dining restaurants and bars in Hong Kong and Macau. This year’s edition features 135 establishments with eight individual category winners, the largest cohort since inception.

The 2023 edition celebrates the talent, strength and dedication displayed by Hong Kong’s F&B scene, undeterred by adversities over the past three years.

 This year’s individual award winners include:

• Best Chef – Silas Li, Hong Kong Cuisine 1983
• Best Service – Wing
• Best Ambience – Magistracy Dining Room
• Rising Star – William Lau, Whisk
• Best Pastry Chef – Don Ng, The Royal Garden
• Sustainability Hero – Mono
• Best Wine List – Embla
• Best Bartender – Devender Sehgal, Mandarin Oriental

“The largest 100 Top Tables guide ever, 2023’s expanded cohort is a reflection of the bustling F&B scene which this region has long been known for.” said Douglas Parkes, Senior Content Editor, South China Morning Post. “The past 11 editions of 100 Top Tables have helped cast a spotlight on the dramatic shifts in culinary trends in Hong Kong and Macau, and this year that legacy will grow even more – in addition to our annual celebration we are committed to highlighting and giving voice to the culinary scene throughout the year.”

“Hong Kong and Macau are back, and the SCMP is here to support our F&B partners as our cities expand and welcome more visitors and locals alike in one of the most dynamic and vibrant dining scenes of Asia.” Catherine So, Chief Executive Officer, South China Morning Post, added. 

100 Top Tables 2023 

CHINESE
1. The Chairman	2. China Tang	3. Cuisine Cuisine
4. Dong Lai Shun	5. Duddell’s	6. Dynasty
7. Forum Restaurant	8. Hoi King Heen	9. Hong Kong Cuisine  1983
10. Hung Tong	11. Hutong	12. Imperial Treasure
13. Lai Ching Heen	14. Lung King Heen	15. Man Ho
16. Man Wah	17. Mián	18. Ming Court
19. Mora	20. Mott 32	21. One Harbour Road
22. Rùn	23. Seventh Son  Restaurant	24. Shang Palace
25. Summer Palace	26. T’ang Court	27. Tin Lung Heen
28. Wing	29. Xing Rong Ji	30. Yat Tung Heen
31. Ying Jee Club	32. Yong Fu	33. Yuè (Causeway  Bay)
34. Yuè (Tung Chung)

CONTEMPORARY
1. Agora	2. Andō	3. Arbor
4. Arcane	5. Aulis	6. Chaat
7. Cultivate	8. Embla	9. Haku
10. Hansik Goo	11. Mono	12. Mosu
13. New Punjab Club	14. La Rambla	15. Roganic Hong Kong
16. Tate Dining Room	17. Ta Vie	18. VEA
19. Vivant	20. Whey	21. Whisk

FRENCH
1. Amber	2. Bâtard	3. Belon
4. Caprice	5. Clarence	6. Écriture
7. Épure	8. Gaddi’s	9. L’Atelier de Joël  Robuchon
10. L’Envol	11. Racines	12. Restaurant Petrus
13. Tirpse

ITALIAN
1. 8½ Otto e Mezzo  Bombana (HK)	2. Angelini	3. Castellana
4. Estro	5. Giacomo	6. Grissini
7. Nicholini’s	8. Noi	9. Octavium Italian  Restaurant
10. Sabatini Ristorante  Italiano	11. Tosca di Angelo	12. Tuber Umberto Bombana

JAPANESE
1. I M Teppanyaki & Wine	2. Kushiro	3. Nadaman
4. Nagamoto	5. Nikushou	6. Ryota Kappou Modern
7. Sushi Saito	8. Sushi Shikon	9. Sushi Wadatsumi
10. Sushi Yonjugo	11. Sushiyoshi	12. Tempura Ippoh

STEAK & GRILLS
1. Grand Hyatt  Steakhouse	2. Kilo Steakhouse	3. Magistracy Dining  Room
4. Mandarin Grill + Bar	5. Morton’s The  Steakhouse	6. Prohibition Grill House  & Cocktail Bar
7. Rex Wine & Grill	8. The Steak House

MACAU
1. The 8 Restaurant	2. 8½ Otto e Mezzo  Bombana	3. Alain Ducasse at  Morpheus
4. Feng Wei Ju	5. Five Foot Road	6. Golden Flower
7. The Huaiyang Garden	8. Imperial Court	9. Jade Dragon
10. The Kitchen	11. Lai Heen	12. The Manor
13. Mesa	14. Mizumi (Wynn Macau)	15. Palace Garden
16. Pearl Dragon	17. Pin Yue Xuan	18. Robuchon au Dôme
19. Sichuan Moon	20. Vida Rica	21. Wing Lei
22. Wing Lei Palace	23. Yí	24. Ying
25. Zi Yat Heen

BARS
1. Argo	2. The Aubrey	3. Bar De Luxe
4. Caprice Bar	5. Coa	6. DarkSide
7. Mizunara: The Library	8. Mostly Harmless	9. Penicillin
10. Quinary

ABOUT THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST 
The South China Morning Post is a leading global news company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. SCMP’s vision is to “Elevate Thought” and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. It is the recipient of hundreds of awards for its journalistic excellence, from such prestigious organisations as the World Association of News Publishers and the Online News Association. A digital-first media organisation, SCMP is also home to Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China, and publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including the Chinese editions of Cosmopolitan, ELLE, ELLE Men, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.

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Hong Kong, (March 16, 2023) – The South China Morning Post announces today the appointment of Sophia Yu as the new Managing Director, SCMP Hearst. Effective April 1, 2023, Sophia succeeds Josephine Chan, who has led SCMP Hearst with distinction for the past 35 years and who has made the decision to step down in order to spend more time with family.

Under Chan’s leadership, SCMP Hearst has grown to operate five renowned lifestyle media brands in Hong Kong, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper’s BAZAAR, Esquire, and ELLE Men, with an aggregate reach of 7.5 million readers every month across print, digital and social platforms.

“Josephine is a well-respected leader in Hong Kong’s lifestyle media industry,” said Catherine So, Chief Executive Officer, SCMP Group. “We are grateful for her leadership and commitment to SCMP Hearst over the past 35 years. We appreciate the role she has played in driving our magazine business forward and wish her a well-deserved retirement.”

Yu currently serves as Senior Vice President and Publisher of SCMP Hearst, a role she has held since 2021, overseeing the brand development, business strategy and editorial direction of all of the division’s lifestyle media brands. She first joined the South China Morning Post in 2011 as Director of Advertising and Marketing Solutions and moved to SCMP Hearst in 2013 as General Manager and Publisher, ascending the ranks to Vice President of Sales & Marketing and Publisher in 2018. Prior to SCMP, she previously held both in-house and agency positions at different companies, having acquired more than 15 years of APAC strategy, sales, marketing and advertising experience across Hong Kong, Greater China and other Asia markets.  

“Sophia is one of Hong Kong’s most experienced and knowledgeable leaders in women’s magazines and lifestyle brands today,” So said. “I am confident that her strong strategic planning, management, and people leadership skills will take our magazine brands to new heights.”

ABOUT SCMP HEARST

SCMP Hearst publishes five lifestyle media brands in Hong Kong, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, ELLE Men, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. SCMP Hearst is a joint venture of the SCMP Group and The Hearst Corporation. 

ABOUT THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST 
The South China Morning Post is a leading global news company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. SCMP’s vision is to “Elevate Thought” and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. It is the recipient of hundreds of awards for its journalistic excellence, from such prestigious organisations as the World Association of News Publishers and the Online News Association. A digital-first media organisation, SCMP is also home to Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China, and publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including the Chinese editions of Cosmopolitan, ELLE, ELLE Men, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.

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Hong Kong, (March 16, 2023) – The South China Morning Post (SCMP) is proud to present the 5th edition of the China Conference: Southeast Asia, which will take place on 29-30 March at the Four Seasons Hotel Singapore. The 2-day hybrid conference brings together government representatives, business leaders and industry experts for expansive dialogues on the many areas China and Southeast Asia are powering the transformation of the APAC and global economy through deployment of technological, net-neutral, financing and infrastructural strategies.

 

Our esteemed speakers on the day include:

• K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law of Government of Singapore
• Paul CHAN Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Minister of International Trade & Industry of Government of Malaysia  
• Sun Haiyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Singapore
• Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
• Dennis Chiu, Founder, Far East Consortium
• Mariel Dimsey, Secretary-General, HKIAC
• Shayan Hazir, Chief Digital Officer, ASEAN, HSBC
• Wee Shann Lam, Deputy Chief Executive (Technology), Land Transport Authority, Singapore
• Catherine So, Chief Executive Officer, South China Morning Post
• Jasmmine Wong, CEO, Greater China and Singapore, Inchcape
• Kai Wu, Group Chief Revenue Officer and General Manager, APAC, Airwallex

 

A full list of the conference’s speakers can be accessed here

 

Deep dive topics on the day include:

 

• Seizing Opportunities: How Southeast Asian economics are adapting to shifting US-China relations
• Diversifying Asian supply chain in the next 10 years
• Imagining the international financial hub 2.0
• Digitalising Southeast Asia: Following China’s superapp technology development path?
• Driving into the Fossil Fuel Free Future in Asia: the electric vehicle ecosystem in Southeast Asia
• Resolving international disputes: the Asian hub for arbitration and mediation

 

The full agenda can be accessed here

 

ABOUT THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST 
The South China Morning Post is a leading global news company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. SCMP’s vision is to “Elevate Thought” and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. It is the recipient of hundreds of awards for its journalistic excellence, from such prestigious organisations as the World Association of News Publishers and the Online News Association. A digital-first media organisation, SCMP is also home to Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China, and publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.

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Hong Kong, (16 February 2023) – The South China Morning Post (SCMP) unveils today award winning political cartoonist Harry Harrison’s 2023 auction lineup: Year of the Rabbit: more carrot, less stick. 

Back by popular demand, Year of the Rabbit: more carrot, less stick is a continuation of Harrison’s inaugural auction series Year Of The Tiger: Same Routine, New Stripes in 2022 that was met with critical acclaim. 

This second edition sheds much-needed cheer and wit around the quirks and contradictions of life in Hong Kong through 8 original illustrations that are poignant yet humorous depictions featuring a zodiac rabbit character in the context of recent affairs. 

Each artwork is accompanied with a signed certificate of authenticity issued by the artist, and are unique editions and measuring 220mm x 300mm. The collection is rendered in Pen and Holbein Sepia Ink, with a watercolour wash on arches 300gsm cold-pressed watercolour paper. 

The online auction opens on 23 February, 11:00am (HKT, GMT +8) and runs till 8 March, 11:00am (HKT, GMT +8). Registration opens on 16 February on sc.mp/auction2023. 

Opening bids start at HK$2023 per illustration with HK$200 bid increments. 

ABOUT HARRY HARRISON
Harry Harrison is a British-born, award-winning political cartoonist and illustrator who works and lives in Hong Kong. He has been a longtime contributor to the South China Morning Post and has been regarded as one of Hong Kong’s top political cartoonists for over 20 years. He is best known for his daily cartoons in the SCMP, which he has been an illustrator for since 2011. Harry Harrison also illustrates children’s books and provides satirical cartoons to journals across the South China region.  

ABOUT THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST 
The South China Morning Post is a leading global news company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. SCMP’s vision is to “Elevate Thought” and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. It is the recipient of hundreds of awards for its journalistic excellence, from such prestigious organisations as the World Association of News Publishers and the Online News Association. A digital-first media organisation, SCMP is also home to Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China, and publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.

For further information, please contact: 

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Hong Kong, (1 February 2023) – The South China Morning Post (SCMP) announces today the appointment of Kevin Huang as Chief Operating Officer, leading the Advertising & Marketing Solutions unit within the organisation.   

Huang brings with him over 25 years of experience from Hong Kong and the APAC region, counting amongst his many career achievements a persistent track record of spearheading digital, mobile and advertising businesses through high growth and profitability. 

He joins SCMP from Carousell, where since 2021 he has driven the development of the overall business strategy while also overseeing operations, marketing, branding and community engagement as Hong Kong Managing Director. Huang was also previously Head of Birdie Mobile, Hong Kong’s first digital-only mobile operator. 

A pioneer in ad tech, Huang was Co-Founder and CEO of Pixels between 2002 and 2018, during which he grew the company to become one of the leading home-grown ad tech firms in the region. Huang is also a founding member and current Chairman of IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) Hong Kong. 

“Kevin brings with him a wealth of strategic, commercial and operational expertise, as well as an extensive local and regional network across industries. His appointment underscores our ambitions to further scale our tech capabilities to offer innovative marketing solutions to our partners. I am confident Kevin’s skill sets will help take us to new heights as we embark on the next phase of our tech-forward strategy.” said Catherine So, Chief Executive Officer, SCMP. 

“I am honoured and excited to join the South China Morning Post, a premier English news source on Hong Kong, China and Asia affairs for readers worldwide, and a trusted content and marketing solutions partner for business enterprises across the APAC region. In my new role, I look forward to deepening SCMP’s relationships with prospective and existing partners across industries. Building on The Post’s loyal following from a worldwide audience base, I also look forward to scaling the award-winning content studio and advancing the ad tech stack at SCMP as part of the Post’s full suite marketing and branding solutions offering. ” said Kevin Huang, Chief Operating Officer, SCMP. 

 

ABOUT THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST  

The South China Morning Post is a leading global news company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. SCMP’s vision is to “Elevate Thought” and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. It is the recipient of hundreds of awards for its journalistic excellence, from such prestigious organisations as the World Association of News Publishers and the Online News Association. A digital-first media organisation, SCMP is also home to Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China, and publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.

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Hong Kong, (12 January 2023) – The South China Morning Post (SCMP) launched “Project Hercules” in partnership with the Google News Institute in 2021, a collaborative initiative to build an improved content recommendation engine for the benefit of readers. 

Project Hercules enabled the dynamic creation of reader segments based on demographic, psychographic and behavioural data signals, based on which content recommendations were deployed algorithmically. The founding goals of the project were to build a mechanism to increase user engagement and ultimately conversion to paid subscriptions, both of which were realised over the course of the partnership.

With the support of Google, which provided project oversight and funding while facilitating GCP and offering recommendations on AI best practices, SCMP engineered and coded the recommendation engine sitting at the heart of Project Hercules. Both parties worked together to deploy AI ethics and principles when scaling the project scope to ensure optimal impact by ensuring diversity of data in sampling and disrupting echo chamber formulations.

Learn more about SCMP’s findings from “Project Hercules” here.

“The success of Project Hercules and the learnings derived really tells us that it is possible to build and scale an inclusive and engaging form of responsible journalism for readers that is both data-driven and people-oriented.” Vhanya Barba Mackechnie, Vice President, Product, SCMP notes.

“Echoing SCMP’s vision to ‘Elevate Thought’, our audience will only continue to hold us to higher editorial and content standards as their awareness and knowledge of news affairs grows in parallel with our mission to serve their reading needs.” Shea Driscoll, Digital Editor, SCMP observes. “Access to quality content builds trust and confidence, empowering our audience to see us as their preferred and premier news source as they recognize our ability to educate, inform and engage them on topics close to their hearts.”

 

ABOUT THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST  

The South China Morning Post is a leading global news company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. SCMP’s vision is to “Elevate Thought” and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. It is the recipient of hundreds of awards for its journalistic excellence, from such prestigious organisations as the World Association of News Publishers and the Online News Association. A digital-first media organisation, SCMP is also home to Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China, and publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.

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Hong Kong, (24 October 2022) – The South China Morning Post proudly presents the inaugural Hong Kong Asean Summit 2022 with the overarching theme of How can Hong Kong build stronger ties with mainland China and Asean in the new normal?. 

Supported by the Hong Kong – ASEAN Foundation and Our Hong Kong Foundation as Presenting Sponsors and InvestHK as Silver sponsor, the Hong Kong Asean Summit brings together business leaders, policymakers and entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, China and the regional community to discuss and debate what the immediate future holds for Hong Kong while considering the city’s long-term position within the Greater Bay Area, China and Asean. 

Taking place at the Conrad Hotel in hybrid format on 3 November, 2022, the Hong Kong – Asean Summit counts amongst its stellar lineup of speakers: the Hon John KC Lee, Chief Executive of HKSAR, who will be delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony. 

Our esteemed speakers include: 

• The Hon. John KC Lee, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• The Hon. Bernard Charnwut Chan, GBM, GBS, JP, Hong Kong Deputy to the National People’s Congress of The People’s Republic of China and Previous Convenor of the Non-Official Members, Executive Council 
• The Hon. Christopher Hui, GBS, JP, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Government of HKSAR 
• Francis Ho, Deputy Director-General of Trade and Industry, Government of HKSAR
• The Hon. Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Health, Singapore
• The Hon. Alfredo Pascual, Secretary of Trade, The Philippines   
• The Hon. Ambassador Yu Hongjun, former Vice Minister of International Department of the CPC Central Committee, China Forum Expert 
• Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, former Minister of Digital for Economy and Society in Thailand
• Dr. Daryl Ng, SBS, JP, Chairman. Hong Kong-Asean Foundation
• Dr. Zhou Mi, Senior Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of International Trade & Economic Cooperation, China Forum Expert
• Dr. The Hon. Victor Fung Kwok-king GBM, GBS, Group Chairman, Fung Group  
• Dr. Deborah Elms, Founder and Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre and President, Asia Business Trade Association
• Nicolas Aguzin, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
• KK Chua, Global Vice Chairman, Mary Kay  and Executive Board Member, Singapore Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong)
• Christine Ip, Chief Executive Officer, Greater China, UOB 
• Albert Wong, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation 
• Catherine So, Chief Executive Officer, South China Morning Post
• Tammy Tam, Editor-in-Chief, South China Morning Post
• Denise Tsang, Hong Kong News Editor, South China Morning Post and Professional Journalism Fellow, Hong Kong Baptist University  
• Eugene Tang, Business Editor, South China Morning Post 
• Andrew Mullen, Deputy Political Economy Editor, South China Morning Post  

A full list of the conference’s speakers can be accessed here.

The panels of experts will deliberate on Hong Kong’s future as a super connector with mainland China and Asean, with discussions around what a global financial centre will look like, benefits and challenges of Hong Kong’s accession to RCEP and tapping into Hong Kong’s talent pool for China-Asean. Deep dive topics on the day include:

• How Hong Kong’s status as a global financial centre can help to bridge capital flow and investments between mainland China and Asean.
• Will Hong Kong’s accession to RCEP strengthen trade relations between China and Asean?
• How can Hong Kong attract Chinese and Asean talents and strengthen its unique positioning?

The full agenda can be accessed here.

 

ABOUT THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST  

The South China Morning Post is a leading global news company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. SCMP’s vision is to “Elevate Thought” and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. It is the recipient of hundreds of awards for its journalistic excellence, from such prestigious organisations as the World Association of News Publishers and the Online News Association. A digital-first media organisation, SCMP is also home to Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China, and publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.

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Hong Kong, (10 August 2022) – The Asia Sustainability Conference returns this year as a hybrid conference co-presented by the South China Morning Post and Cyberport Hong Kong, taking place on August 16th and 17th, with in-person and virtual participation from speakers and audience members alike.

The conference counts amongst its stellar lineup of speakers Mr Joseph H. L. Chan, JP Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury from the Government of Hong Kong SAR,  Dr. The Hon. Lam Ching-Choi, SBS, JP. Chairman, Council for Sustainable Development Dr. Katinka Weinberger, Chief of Environment and Development Policy Section (EDPS) UNESCAP, Mr. Albert Oung, Executive Council Member & Green Economy Task Force Chair, UNESCAP Sustainability Business Network, Mr. Terence Chow, Head, RBC Wealth Management, Asia, Mr. Peter Yan, CEO of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited and Ms. Catherine So, CEO of the South China Morning Post. 

A full list of the 55 conference’s speakers can be accessed here.

Bringing together business leaders, sustainability practitioners, and policymakers from Hong Kong and across the APAC region to deliberate on key issues, growth opportunities, and urgent priorities in sustainability technology and investing for good, the Asia Sustainability Conference offers premier thought leadership content under the overarching theme of From Principles to Practices: Sustainable Actions for Future Generations, such as:

• How can Asian investors dive into the blue economy?
• How corporate can partner with start-ups to steer sustainability forward
• Can foodtech and agritech put an end to world hunger as global food insecurity worsens?
• How will Asia’s smart cities manage the environmental impact, urban resilience and financing in the new normal?

The full agenda can be accessed here.

The conference will be emceed by Desmond So, an international television presenter and emcee based in Hong Kong. He is the longest-serving front man of television market leader TVB’s lifestyle and luxury-living show Dolce Vita. Previously, he was also host of a movie- based, entertainment news program on STAR Movies. His programs have reached millions of viewers in Greater China, Southeast Asia, and beyond. Desmond’s corporate experience includes being a private banker at Citi Private Bank and a consultant at CBRE, the world’s largest real estate company.

The Asia Sustainability Conference is supported by Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide, the Hong Kong Green Finance Association, as well as the World Green Organisation, with RBC Wealth Management as the conference’s platinum sponsor and the Chinese University of Hong Kong as the knowledge partner.

ABOUT THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST  

The South China Morning Post is a leading global news company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. SCMP’s vision is to “Elevate Thought” and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. It is the recipient of hundreds of awards for its journalistic excellence, from such prestigious organisations as the World Association of News Publishers and the Online News Association. A digital-first media organisation, SCMP is also home to Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China, and publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.

For further information, please contact:  

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Hong Kong (15 June) – The South China Morning Post, a leading global news company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century, announced today the appointment of Catherine So as its next Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Gary Liu effective 15 July. As previously announced, Liu will transition into a new role to oversee the development of Artifact Labs, a new blockchain and NFT company created by SCMP.

So’s appointment marks a new chapter for the Post which will benefit from her extensive media and technology leadership experience, strong track record for corporate transformation and innovation, and success in growing consumer-focused companies. Her background in digitalisation, audience development, and content commercialization make her an ideal leader to oversee SCMP’s next stage of audience and subscriber growth. 

“We are thrilled to have Catherine as our next CEO. She brings exceptional leadership acumen to the company, and she will drive continued business growth with a deep focus on editorial excellence and user experience,” said Joe Tsai, Chairman of the SCMP Board of Directors. 

“We also thank Gary for his dedication and contributions over five-and-a-half years as CEO. He has created a lasting legacy by transforming the Post digitally and culturally, and has empowered the company to further innovate with purpose and passion.”

So joins SCMP from Expedia Group where she was Managing Director of Asia Pacific overseeing its consumer brands in all APAC markets. She was Managing Director of Groupon Hong Kong, and has previously held leadership positions at iProperty Group (now REA Group), Tom Group, News Corporation, and AOL Time Warner. 

Said So, “I am honoured to take on this position and thrilled to lead the South China Morning Post. The need for quality journalism has never been higher in today’s complex and polarised world. As a trusted news media company in Hong Kong and around the world, the Post is well-positioned to shape the global dialogue on Greater China and Asia.” 

“Building on SCMP’s world-class editorial, I will focus on strengthening business fundamentals: growing our global readership base, and expanding commercial opportunities, through both product and technological innovations. I look forward to leading and working with the team to achieve the next phase of transformation and growth at SCMP.”

Said Liu, “SCMP is in great hands with Catherine as our next CEO. The Post will benefit from her deep digital and commercial expertise and her leadership experience. I look forward to SCMP’s continued growth under Catherine’s stewardship.”

 

ABOUT THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST  

The South China Morning Post is a leading global news company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. SCMP’s vision is to “Elevate Thought” and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. It is the recipient of hundreds of awards for its journalistic excellence, from such prestigious organisations as the World Association of News Publishers and the Online News Association. A digital-first media organisation, SCMP is also home to Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China, and publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and Harper’s BAZAAR. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.

For further information, please contact:  

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HONG KONG, 31 March 2022 – The South China Morning Post (SCMP) announced today the launch of its tenth edition of 100 Top Tables, the definitive guide to the best fine dining restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau. 

100 Top Tables continues its annual tradition to recognise the top restaurants and leading chefs for their culinary excellence. As the fine dining guide reaches its tenth-year milestone, this edition has never been more important for the industry as it acknowledges the resilience, bravery and passion of food and beverage businesses who have weathered the storm despite the devastating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

In an effort to reflect the changing landscape and priorities of diners and restaurateurs, this year’s edition added three new categories to recognise the best sustainable restaurant, wine list and bartender, in addition to the existing awards.

 The winners are:

• Best Chef – Maxime Gilbert, Écriture
• Best Service – Chaat
• Best Ambience – Estro
• Rising Star – Aven Lau, Bâtard
• Pastry Chef – Rin Horiuchi, Tirpse
• Sustainability Hero (NEW), Roganic
• Best Wine List (NEW) – Amber
• Best Bartender (NEW) – Lorenzo Antinori, Argo

SCMP CEO Gary Liu, said: “100 Top Tables highlights Hong Kong’s exceptional culinary culture with an annual guide, curated by our editorial panel for connoisseurs of fine cuisine and executive dinners. This 10th edition honours and celebrates Hong Kong’s  F&B industry, which raises international standards of excellence every year, despite the world’s ongoing challenges.

“Cuisine is a defining feature of Hong Kong’s heritage, and the diversity of culture and talent represented among this year’s winners showcases the city’s vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere. We are especially proud of the resilience, adaptability and innovation shown by F&B enterprises, who truly exemplify the Hong Kong spirit.”

Winnie Chung, SCMP’s Editorial Director of Specialist Publications added, “Hong Kong’s vibrant dining scene is a stellar example of Hong Kong’s can-do spirit, versatility and passion. Despite a most difficult few years, Hong Kong food and beverage stalwarts have valiantly fought on through changing restrictions and market conditions to continue making Hong Kong one of the culinary capitals of the world. It is our privilege to honour their efforts and talent.” 

100 Top Tables offers readers with an impartial overview of each restaurant, including information on a restaurant’s cuisine and ambiance. The guide was thoughtfully edited, prioritising the overall dining experience as the primary selection criterion and organised by cuisine: Chinese, Western, French, Italian, Japanese, Steak and Grills, and East/West, along with a separate section for Macau.  

Similar to the past years, this year’s edition captures 100 Hong Kong and 20 Macau-based restaurants, alongside the return of ‘Top Ten bars’ for a second year, making it a much sought-after guide for executives seeking out the best in the city’s dining scene. 

100 Top Tables is available to print subscribers of the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, and a VIP list of business owners, listed companies, professionals, entrepreneurs and C-suite readers. Display copies are also available at select hotel lounges and recreation clubs. Please click here for more information. 

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Factsheet: 100 Top Tables 2022 – A definitive guide to executive dining

Quote from Chef Aven Lau, the newly crowned ‘Rising Star’:

“I’m extremely honoured to be named ‘Rising Star’ by the SCMP. This is great motivation for me to strive to be better, everyday.” 

CHINESE
1. Above & Beyond	2. Ah Yat Harbour View Restaurant	3. China Tang
4. Cuisine Cuisine	5. Dong Lai Shun	6. Dynasty
7. Forum Restaurant	8.  Hoi King Heen	9. Hung Tong
10. Hutong	11. Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine	12. Lung King Heen
13. Man Ho	14. Man Wah	15. Mián
16. Ming Court	17. Mott 32	18. One Harbour Road
19. Rùn	20. Shang Palace	21. Seventh Son Restaurant
22. Summer Palace	23.  T’ang Court	24. The Chairman
25. Tin Lung Heen	26. Wing	27. Xin Rong Ji
28. Yan Toh Heen	29. Yat Tung Heen	30. Ying Jee Club
31. Yong Fu	32. Yuè (Causeway Bay)	33. Yue (Tung Chung)

 

CONTEMPORARY
1. Andō	2. Aqua	3. Arcane
4. Aulis	5. Bo Innovation	6. Chaat
7. 181 at Fortnum & Mason	8. Haku	9. Hansik Goo
10. Hugo’s	11. Mono	12. New Punjab Club
13. Roganic Hong Kong	14. Sevva	15. Ta Vie
16. Takumi by Daisuke Mori	17. Tate Dining Room	18. The Verandah
19. Vea Restaurant	20. Whey	21. Whisk

 

FRENCH
1. Amber	2.  Arbor	3.Bâtard
4. Caprice	5. Écriture	6. Épure
7. Gaddi’s	8. L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon	9. L’Envol
10. Le Bec Fin	11. Odyssée	12. Restaurant Petrus
13. Tirpse

 

ITALIAN
1. 81/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana	2. Angelini	3. Castellana Restaurant
4. Estro	5. Giacomo	6. Gradini Ristorante E Bar Italiano
7. Grissini	8. Nicholini’s	9. Octavium Italian Restaurant
10. Sabatini Ristorante Italiano	11. Theo Mistral by Theo Randall	12. Tosca di Angelo

 

JAPANESE
1. Ippoh Tempura Restaurant	2. Kushiro	3. Masa Hong Kong
4. Nadaman	5. Ryota Kappou Modern	6. Shikigiku Japanese Restaurant
7. Shikon by Yoshitake	8. Sushi Ikkon	9. Sushi Saito
10. Sushi Wadatsumi	11. Sushi Yonjugo	12. Sushiyoshi
13. Zuicho

 

STEAK AND GRILLS
1. Alto Bar & Grill	2. Grand Hyatt Steakhouse	3. Harbourside Grill
4. Henry	5. Mandarin Grill + Bar	6. Morton’s The Steakhouse
7. Prohibition Grill house & Cocktail bar	8.Rex Wine & Grill

 

MACAU
1. 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana	2. Alain Ducasse at Morpheus	3. Feng Wei Ju
4. Golden Flower	5. Imperial Court	6. Jade Dragon
7. Lai Heen	8. Mizumi	9. Pearl Dragon
10. Robuchon au Dôme	11. Sichuan Moon	12. The 8 Restaurant
13. The Kitchen	14. The Huaiyang Garden	15. The Manor
16. Vida Rica	17. Wing Lei	18. Yamazato Restaurant
19. Yí	20. Zi Yat Heen

 

TOP 10 BARS
1. OO1	2. Argo	3. The Aubrey
4. Bar De Luxe	5. Caprice Bar	6. Coa
7. DarkSide	8. Mizunara: The Library	9. Penicillin
10. Quinary