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PolyU's School of Hotel and Tourism
Management and
Hotel
ICON Present A Star of Renaissance
October 26, 2012 - "A Star of Renaissance"
gala, jointly presented by the
School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong
Polytechnic
University (PolyU) and Hotel ICON, on 23 October (Tuesday) has
successfully
raised over HK$2 million for SHTM. The gala was attended by the city's leading
personalities
and celebrities and they all got a taste of the best of Italy on the
evening.
Among those in attendance included Henry and Lisa Tang, Walter and
Wendy Kwok,
Thomas and Linda Lau, Cissy Pao Watari, CC and Harriet Tung, Gordon and
Ivy Wu,
John van Praag and Pat Fok, David and Christine Wong, David and Nancy
Chiu,
Daniel and Angel Chan, Lynn Hsieh, and the Italian Consule-General
Alessandra
Schiavo.
With the full support of renowned Italian
Grand Cru
wineries, guests have enjoyed six of Grand Cru's most celebrated wines.
Over
the past 20 years, the Comitato Grandi Cru d'Italia (Grand Cru
Committee of
Italy) has been bringing exceptional wines, news on wine as well as
wine guides
to connoisseurs and sommeliers around the world. The committee also
sets
guidelines for the Comitato Grandi Cru d'Italia for grading wines and
setting
criteria for Grand Cru wineries in order to maintain the quality and
standards
of Italian wines. The Grand Cru Committee of Italy has also
donated
exceptional bottles to the SHTM for charity auction during the evening.
Guests
generously placed bids on various bottles, raising over HK$2 million
for the
SHTM. The fund raised will be used to support students of the School in
joining
overseas exchange programmes which help to broaden their global outlook. Along with the exceptional Grand Cru wines,
guests were also
treated to gastronomic delights created by three-Michelin Star Chef
Annie
Feolde and her team. The star of Enoteca Pichiorri restaurant in
Florence, Chef
Feolde's culinary creations are the perfect complement to the
sensational
Italian wines. Besides wonderful treats for the palette,
the evening was
also filled with visual excitement. Renowned vocalist Elia Astornio and
Italian
pianist Stefano Rover were present at the gala, bringing an
unforgettable air
of Italian flair to the evening. About School of Hotel and Tourism
Management About Hotel ICON |
Press Contacts: Ms Pauline Ngan Senior Marketing Manager School of Hotel and Tourism Management Telephone : +852 3400-2634 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.polyu.edu.hk/htm Rex Wong Phone: 2849 3328 / 9095 2970 E-mail: [email protected] |