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Exclusive | Chanel, Chopard and Zegna to join Xpeng’s Brian Gu as Hong Kong wines and dines the ultra rich at Wealth for Good summit

  • Looking forward to exchanging views with the speakers and family office decision makers from around the world: Christopher Hui, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
  • The summit will kick off with a gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong hotel that will also feature a special performance by Chinese classical pianist Zhang Shengliang, who is also know as Niu Niu; it will be followed by an all-day conference the following day

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Hong Kong’s government wants more affluent families to set up shop in the city and bolster its status as Asia’s wealth hub. Photo: Sun Yeung

The ultra rich from across the globe will be wined and dined by the Hong Kong government next week, as the city pulls all stops in a charm offensive aimed at enticing foreign investors to its shores.

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The Wealth for Good Summit, which is being organised by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and InvestHK, will kick off with a gala dinner on Tuesday at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong hotel in Wan Chai that will also feature entertainment by local performers. It will be followed by an all-day conference the following day.

An interactive calligraphy dance and a special performance by Chinese classical pianist Zhang Shengliang, who is also known as Niu Niu, will be organised during the gala dinner.

The summit’s organisers have also arranged a viewing of a “Hong Kong success story” short video, with the aim of pushing and sharing the city’s achievements, according to an invitation letter seen by the Post.

Chinese classical pianist Zhang Shengliang, who is also known as Niu Niu, will perform at the Wealth for Good Summit gala dinner. Photo: Handout
Chinese classical pianist Zhang Shengliang, who is also known as Niu Niu, will perform at the Wealth for Good Summit gala dinner. Photo: Handout

David Wertheimer of the Chanel family, Caroline Scheufele, whose family owns Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller Chopard, and Angelo Zegna, whose family owns the namesake Italian luxury brand, will be among the headline speakers, according to a government statement published on Thursday.

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