Having been the city's leading authority on luxury lifestyle for the past four decades, it's safe to say we've seen our fair share of glitzy parties and glamorous personalities. For our 40th anniversary year, we celebrate by sifting through our archives to see what high society looked like all those years ago—look out for some recognisable Tatler faces who you can still spot gracing our pages today. 

Marjorie Yang, Michael Kadoorie and Jane Israel at a dinner party hosted by Kai-yin Lo at the Repulse Bay Hotel (closed in 1982).  

William Wong, Josephine Siao Fong-Fong and Lucille Fong at a cocktail reception hosted by Huk-A-Poo at its offices in Ocean Centre.

Linda Ho McAfee and W Gage McAfee at the Mandarin Hotel (now the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong) for the inauguration of the Montpelier Group in Hong Kong. 

Lawrence Israel and Sally Lo at a dinner party hosted by a friend at the Repulse Bay Hotel. 

Gary Harilela and Kamal Harilela at the Mandarin Hotel for a Boucheron jewellery exhibition cocktail party.

Peter Woo at a charity ball held at the Repulse Bay Hotel.

Annie Wu and WL Vos at a World Trade Centre Club function held at the Hyatt Regency. 

Nellie Fong, Malcolm Duce and Kenneth Morrison at the annual ball of Coopers & Lybrand at the Mandarin Hotel.

See also: January's Tatler Throwback

This article was originally published in the February 2017 issue of Hong Kong Tatler.