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No one knows how to party like Hong Kong Tatler Listers, who are the first on the list for the hottest events in town. Our fast-paced city is the perfect backdrop for the latest goings-on, and 2019 was undoubtedly an action-packed year filled with glitzy galas and star-studded parties. In case you missed any of them, let's take a look back at some of the most exclusive, memorable events happened this year:

1. Hong Kong Tatler Sicons Party

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More than 150 of the city’s young movers and shakers gathered aboard the Crystal Symphony, one of the world’s most luxurious cruise ships, for a party to celebrate Hong Kong Tatler’s inaugural Scions Issue, which introduced the new guard driving today’s luxury economy.

Many embraced the glam nautical dress code, donning Breton striped shirts, navy blazers and other stylish get-ups fit for the high seas. Eleanor Lam, Antonia Li, Joanna Lui-Hickox and our May 2019 cover star, Loui Lim, were just a few of the guests wearing stylish shoes from Giuseppe Zanotti. We also spotted Edwin Pun, René Chu and Feiping Chang wearing exquisite timepieces by Breguet.

See the full event gallery here and go inside the luxury cruise here

See also: Video: Inside The Hong Kong Tatler Scions Party

2. T.Dining Hong Kong Best Restaurants Awards 2020

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For the seventh year running, T.Dining by Hong Kong Tatler hosted the annual Best Restaurants Awards night to celebrate the achievement of the hospitality industry, and launch the latest edition of the Best Restaurants guide.

More than 400 guests gathered in the grand ballroom of the Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott hotel for a night of food and drink and an electrifying awards ceremony that saw the region's top chefs, mixologists and tastemakers walk the red carpet. 

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See also: T.Dining's Best Of The Year Awards 2019-2020

3. Off Menu by T.Dining Hong Kong

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The three-day event, hosted on the rooftop terrace of the newly renovated Peak Galleria, was a resounding success, bringing together the best of local and international talent for a never-before-done combination of chef collaborations and inventive mixology underscored by a theme dedicated to Hong Kong.

The line-up of chefs featured top names from around the city as well as familiar faces from leading Michelin-starred restaurants around the world, who paired up to create 12 truly "off menu" dishes for over 1300 guests.

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See also: What's Cooking At Off Menu, Hong Kong's Newest Food And Drink Festival

4. Rosewood Hong Kong Opening Party

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Over 800 people gathered at the newly opened Rosewood Hong Kong along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront for the official opening of the luxurious new hotel property. The evening kicked off with a cocktail reception in the different areas of the hotel before guests gathered inside the ballroom where Henry Cheng and Sonia Cheng both made brief speeches.

Adrian Cheng, Pansy Ho, Cathy Lee and Martin Lee were just a few of the familiar faces in the crowd. 

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See also: Rosewood Hong Kong: How Sonia Cheng Is Bringing Ultra-Luxury Hospitality Home

5. Gen.T List 2019 Party

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Over 300 people gathered inside the Grand Ballroom of the Rosewood Hong Kong for the Generation T 2019 party, which unveiled the 40 Hong Kong changemakers who made it into this year’s list, introducing 400 faces from the region. 

Past Generation T honourees including Aaron Lee, Kevin Mak, Alessandro Bisagni and Thierry Chow turned up the glamour quotient, and guests sipped on bevvies provided by Golden Gates Wines and Glyph. DJ and Gen. T honouree Katrina Razon supplied the evening's buzzy tunes, and she kept the party going well past midnight.

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See also: Video: Highlights From The Gen.T List 2019 Unveiling

6. André Fu’s Moroccan-inspired Dinner At K11 ARTUS

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When Adrian Cheng dreamed up K11 ARTUS, the ultra-luxe full-service residence next to the Rosewood Hong Kong, he tapped renowned local architect André Fu to build his ideal “artisanal home.”

To celebrate its opening, André threw a lavish dinner for his friends. The residence’s salon was transformed into a Moroccan-inspired dining room for the night, where more than 200 Moroccan lanterns and an array of Islamic arches helped set the mood. The guest list of 32 was just as impressive and included Jonathan Cheung, Anne Wang-Liu, Evan Chow and Emily Lam-Ho.

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See also: Inside Evan Chow's Intimate Birthday Dinner Hosted By André Fu

7. The St. Regis Midnight Supper

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Following the opening of the St. Regis Hong Kong last month, André Fu, the hotel’s interior designer, hosted his own version of the Midnight Supper with the city’s movers and shakers, including the likes of Kamsen Lau, David Ng, and Claudine Ying, to name just a few.

The evening started with a cocktail reception in the hotel’s Presidential Suite, where we spotted Feiping Chang, Harris Chan and Alan Lo among the guests who sipped on champagne and martinis before they made their way downstairs for a group photo shot in the style of Vanity Fair. 

See the full event gallery here 

See also: Gilded Glamour: Inside The St. Regis Hong Kong Midnight Supper

8. LACMA x UCCA Party 2019

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Over 800 people gathered at The Mills for the annual Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) party, and this year marked the third edition of the event.

With the theme of "exploration and discovery", which was inspired by early maritime exploration during the age of discovery, and sought to capture the bridging of East and West on the eve of globalization, guests at the party were entertained with an amazing lineup of performances.

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See also: Bring The Noise: How LACMA Is Taking On Asia's Art Scene

9. amfAR Gala Dinner 2019

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Heidi Klum and Michelle Yeoh were just a couple of the Hollywood stars that attended this year’s amfAR gala dinner, which was held at the newly opened Rosewood Hong Kong and raised over US$2.75million for the organisation's life-saving AIDS research programmes.

A high point of the evening was when last year’s recipient Cathy Lee took to the stage to introduce gallerist Rachel Lehmann of Lehmann Maupin, and American musician Pharrell Williams, who presented the amfAR Award of Courage to Adrian Cheng, recognising his contributions towards combatting HIV and AIDS. 

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See also: Video: VIP Guests At The amfAR Gala Hong Kong 2019

10. Women of Hope 2019 Luncheon

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The sixth annual Women of Hope was held at the JW Marriott Hotel this year, which recognises and highlights the influential women in Hong Kong who campaign and champion the calls for social justice to benefit women, children and the community at large.

This year’s fundraiser proved to be its largest to date, with over HK$5.7 million raised and all proceeds benefitting the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation’s Cancer Fund. 

Among the packed crowd, we spotted Anne Wang-Liu, Pansy Ho and Colleen Fung.

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See also: 15 Of Hong Kong's Most Powerful Women

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