Geoffrey Chuang, Jonathan Cheung, Patricia Crockett, Alan Lo

A record-breaking HK$7.8 million was raised at this year's Para Site fundraising dinner, which was attended by more than 260 people—many familiar faces from the arts, culture, and creative scene.

All funds raised on the night will benefit the contemporary art centre's range of outreach programs. The evening's theme was Cantopop—evident from the vintage cassette tapes that took the place of table cards, while face masks of Cantopop stars such as Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Sandy Lam and Leon Lai were assigned to each guest, adding a touch of fun to the night, as the masks also doubled as paddles during the live auction. The auction included 88 artworks donated from artists around the world, including Chinese contemporary artist Yang Jiechang, American painter Sarah Morris, and the late American artist Terry Adkins.

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Photo 1 of 14 Claire Hsu-Vuchot, Yana Peel
Photo 2 of 14 Cindy Chua Tay, Wendy Lee, Alan Lo, Liam Wee Tay
Photo 3 of 14 Cosmin Costinas
Photo 4 of 14 Bonnie Chan-Woo, Vicky Lam
Photo 5 of 14 Edouard Malingue, Lorraine Malingue
Photo 6 of 14 John Studzinski, Nick Buckley Wood, Alexandre Errera
Photo 7 of 14 Edouard Malingue, Lavina Lim, William Lim, Piecco Pang
Photo 8 of 14 Geoffrey Chuang, Jonathan Cheung, Patricia Crockett, Alan Lo
Photo 9 of 14 Mae Wang, Paola Sinisterra, Mimi Brown
Photo 10 of 14 Magnus Renfew, Emma Renfew
Photo 11 of 14 Nydia Zhang, Jehan Chu
Photo 12 of 14 Marisa Yiu, Eric Schuldenfrei
Photo 13 of 14 Ying Yue Li, Ariel Shtarkman, Inna Rodchenko-Highfield
Photo 14 of 14 Benjamin Sigg