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Kyoto Ichinoden, a Japanese restaurant group with a history spanning more than 90 years, opened a new yakiniku restaurant, Yakiniku Jikon, in Hong Kong today (February 26), as part of its ongoing expansion plan in the local dining industry following the success of its three brands, Kyoto Ichinoden, Tominokoji Yamagishi and Susoshu, in the city.
The new yakiniku restaurant is located at a prime shopping centre alongside Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, combining the kaiseki concept with modern Japanese yakiniku culture. It is a sister brand of the group’s high-end Japanese omakase restaurant, Tominokoji Yamagishi, which was opened in 2019 in Hong Kong and received a Michelin recommendation earlier this year.
The President of Kyoto Ichinoden HK Limited, Mr Jumpei Tanaka, said, “We are delighted to see that our three restaurant brands are well received in Hong Kong. We owe our success to Hong Kong people who have a strong passion for Japanese food and always look for high-quality food and dining experiences. It gave us a good reason to bring the new restaurant brand here. We target to open 10 restaurants in Hong Kong in one or two years.”
He added, “Hong Kong is situated in the heart of Asia and close to Mainland China. It is the ideal place for us to develop the East Asia and Mainland markets. The city is also very strong in terms of logistics and transportation, ensuring efficient supplies of high-quality ingredients for our restaurants. We may use the city as our regional headquarters or corporate treasury centre in the future.”
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion Dr Jimmy Chiang said, “We are happy to see the expansion of Kyoto Ichinoden in Hong Kong. It brings not only another new Japanese restaurant brand to the city, but also a vote of confidence in Hong Kong’s food and beverage sector. We look forward to its further expansion in the city and beyond.”
About Yakiniku Jikon
Yakiniku Jikon is a new Japanese yakiniku restaurant brand that offers high-quality of wagyu beef from Japan. It combines the concept of kaiseki with Japanese modern yakiniku culture. Most of its beef is directly imported from its beef supplier with a history of more than 100 years in Tokyo. For more information about Yakiniku Jikon, please visit www.facebook.com/yakiniku.jikon or www.instagram.com/yakiniku_jikon.
About Invest Hong Kong
Invest Hong Kong is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government responsible for attracting foreign direct investment and supporting overseas and Mainland businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong. It provides free advice and customised services for overseas and Mainland companies. For more information, please visit www.investhk.gov.hk.
For photos, please visit: www.flickr.com/photos/investhk/albums/72157718423152963.
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A group of veteran Cantonese opera stars will feature in “A Revival of Leung Sing-por’s Celebrated Repertoire in Cantonese Operas” and perform three remarkable classic plays of the late comedy legend in March. The works, namely “A Comedy of Mistaken Heroes”, “A Triumphant Return” and “Abducting the Bride”, should have the halls rolling in laughter.
　
In “A Comedy of Mistaken Heroes”, the identities of Li Hunsu, the troubled Prince of the Yellow Dragon State who falls in love with the Red flower State’s Princess Danfeng, and Lai Peewee become confused following a series of unfortunate slip-ups. Lai even becomes the target of a contract killing by Li’s love rival, Bai Tongling. During a struggle, the King of the Red flower State sees Lai’s birthmarks on his chest and suspects that Lai is his son born to a woman from a humble background he met years ago. The King finally finds his son and decides to give his daughter’s hand to Li.
“A Comedy of Mistaken Heroes”
7.30pm, March 9 (Tuesday)
Auditorium, Ko Shan Theatre New Wing
Tickets: $140, $240 and $340
Cast: Loong Koon-tin, Chan Wing-yee, Chan Hung-chun, Lui Hung-kwong, Ko Lai and Lai Yiu-wai
In “A Triumphant Return”, Ye Baoxiang, the son of a Minister, is in love with Dai Jinhuan, a girl from a humble background. However, Dai’s father believes Minister Ye is an evil government official and therefore does not give his blessings to the couple. Prince Wenling orders Dai to become his concubine in the palace, but Ye and Dai are already deeply in love and she is pregnant. A series of comical scenes unfold.
“A Triumphant Return”
7.30pm, March 28 (Sunday)
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
Tickets: $140, $220 and $320
Cast: Leung Siu-ming, Tang Mei-ling, Chan Hung-chun, Lai Yiu-wai, Yuen Siu-fai and Ko Lai
“Abducting the Bride” tells the story of Gui Nanping, the son of an imperial commissioner Gui Chengxun. Arrangements had been made before Gui’s birth for him to marry the daughter of a man who has since renamed himself as Yu Youcai, and has become an infamous loan shark. Gui falls in love with Yu’s elder daughter, Jiezhen, but trouble arises when he sees Yu’s vile money-lending deeds. When Yu decides to have Jiezhen marry the Prime Minister’s son instead, Jiezhen disguises herself as a bridesmaid and substitutes her sister, Jiebing, as the bride for the wedding ceremony. The parties then take the case to court, accusing each other of various misdeeds. When Commissioner Gui finally arrives at the scene, Yu eventually agrees to marry Jiezhen to Gui Nanping.
“Abducting the Bride”
7.30pm, March 29 (Monday)
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
Tickets: $140, $220 and $320
Cast: Leung Siu-ming, Tang Mei-ling, Chan Hung-chun, Lui Hung-kwong, Yuen Siu-fai, Ko Lai and Lai Yiu-wai
“A Revival of Leung Sing-por’s Celebrated Repertoire in Cantonese Operas” is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Tickets are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7325 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/chinese_opera/programs_1009.html.
A pre-performance talk and a post-performance talk in Cantonese will be held at 7.30pm on March 6 (Saturday) and at 7.30pm on March 30 (Tuesday) at the Function Room, 4/F, Ko Shan Theatre New Wing. Speakers will include Yuen Siu-fai, Chan Wing-yee, Ko Lai and Chan Hung-chun (pre-performance) and Leung Siu-ming, Tang Mei-ling, Ko Lai and Chan Hung-chun (post-performance). Admission is free. Telephone registration is required and please call 2268 7267 from 10am on March 1 (Monday). Limited seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Details can be found on the above website. read more
The Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2021 (the Bill) was published in the Gazette today (February 26).
Article 104 of the Basic Law (BL) states that five categories of public officers, that is the Chief Executive (CE), principal officials, members of the Executive Council (ExCo) and of the Legislative Council (LegCo), judges of the courts at all levels and other members of the judiciary in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) must, in accordance with law, “swear to uphold the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and swear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China” (upholding the BL and bearing allegiance to the HKSAR) when assuming office. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) endorsed the Interpretation of Article 104 of the BL (the Interpretation) on November 7, 2016, which explains that oath-taking is the legal prerequisite and required procedure for public officers specified in Article 104 of the BL to assume office, and must comply with the legal requirements in respect of its form and content. The Interpretation also makes it clear that an oath taker who makes a false oath, or, who, after taking the oath, engages in conduct in breach of the oath, shall bear legal responsibility in accordance with the law.
Apart from the five categories of public officers specified in Article 104 of the BL, Article 6 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the National Security Law) stipulates that a resident of the HKSAR who stands for election or assumes public office shall confirm in writing or take an oath to uphold the BL and swear allegiance to the HKSAR in accordance with the law.
To accurately implement the requirements stipulated in Article 104 of the BL and the Interpretation, and the National Security Law, the Bill mainly comprises the following six key areas of amendments which seek to:
(1) amend the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) to specify the legal requirements and conditions of “upholding the BL and bearing allegiance to the HKSAR” with reference to the Interpretation, the National Security Law and the “Decision on Issues Relating to the Qualification of the Members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”;
(2) introduce the oath-taking requirement for District Council (DC) members, who should comply with the same oath-taking requirements as other specified public officers under Article 104 of the BL;
(3) specify concrete oath-taking requirements in the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance (Cap. 11), including that the oath-taking should comply with the oath-taking procedure and ceremony; an oath taker who intentionally reads out words which do not accord with the wording of the oath prescribed by law, or takes the oath in a manner which is not sincere or not solemn, shall be treated as declining to take the oath. The oath so taken is invalid and the oath taker is disqualified forthwith from assuming the public office;
(4) enhance the arrangement of the oath administrator by standardising the arrangement for the CE or a person authorised by the CE to administer the oaths for ExCo Members, LegCo Members, judges and other judicial officers, and DC Members;
(5) amend the Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap. 542) and the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547) to specify that a person who has breached an oath, or failed to fulfil the legal requirements and conditions on upholding the BL and bearing allegiance to the HKSAR will be disqualified from holding the office; and provide for the mechanism in case of such a breach or failure; and
(6) introduce restriction in CE, LegCo and DC elections such that persons who have been disqualified from entering on an office for declining or neglecting to take an oath, breached an oath or failed to fulfil the legal requirements and conditions on “upholding the BL and bearing allegiance to the HKSAR”, would be disqualified from being nominated or elected in the relevant elections held within five years.
A Government spokesman said, “This legislative exercise seeks to implement Article 104 of the BL, and its Interpretation and other oath-requirements for public officers accurately, so as to fulfil the constitutional obligation of the HKSAR. We believe that the Bill is significant in upholding the constitutional order of the HKSAR, ensuring ‘Hong Kong being governed by patriots’, and is conducive to the progress of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle.”
The Government spokesman added that the Bill will be introduced into the LegCo for first reading and second reading on March 17. The Government will fully complement the work of LegCo in scrutinising the Bill to strive for its early passage. read more