For Hong Kong people, Sir David is best known for his acquaintances with numerous celebrities. As a knight educated in the UK, he has profound understanding about the English culture - "when one is speaking in English, there is no logic in using non-English words", so he always prefers "Peking" to "Beijing". But what stands out in the book is his passion for the Chinese counterpart. Being the founder of China Club, Shanghai Tang and China Tang in London, he voices out his grave concerns for the future of local culture: "the fact is that there ain't much Hong Kong cultural achievements to speak of."
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"David brings east and west together where no-one else can and he does it with generosity and intelligence, there could be no better ambassador. Finally there is an infectious joie de vivre that pervades this fascinating book which is typical of the man. David Tang, blessed with many gifts lives life to the full and gives huge pleasure to those fortunate enough to know him."
─ Lady Keswick, The Wife of Sir Henry Neville Lindley Keswick, the chairman of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd., the Hong Kong Taipans.
David Tang
David Tang was born in Hong Kong as a fourth generation of Cantonese refugees. In a Buddhist family, he was however baptized in order to attend the local Catholic school La Salle. He was then sent off to boarding school in England. He read Philosophy at university and went to Law College. In 1983-84, he taught at Peking University.
He is passionate about Chinese and is the founder of China Club in Hong Kong, Peking and Singapore; and Shanghai Tang, and recently, China Tang in London.
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