Tatler Hong Kong

The last word in high society and the life luxurious, Hong Kong Tatler has been chronicling the lives of the city’s elite since 1977. From insider access to the most exclusive parties and events in Hong Kong and beyond, to authoritative coverage of art, fashion, wine, dining and travel, to face-to-face interviews with the people that really matter, Hong Kong Tatler takes you closer to the highest echelons of society than anyone else.

Tatler Hong Kong

Against the Grain, Always

THE GUEST LIST

Tatler THE SCENE • We relive the glory of the Hong Kong Football Festival, round up what went down at the Leap East tech conference, and look into why chess is having a renaissance among Gen Z

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Leaping Forward

Old Game, New Moves • In Hong Kong, chess is in the midst of a renaissance among younger, chiefly Gen Z players. Is this famously nerdy, intellectual game becoming “cool”?

Seeing Clearly • Spurred by her late father’s cancer to pioneer accessible cures for diseases, Gen.T Leader of Tomorrow Tian Zhu reflects on transitioning from pharmaceutical R&D to start-up CEO, and how GenEditBio’s ground-breaking in vivo therapies are addressing rare genetic diseases

Setting the Stage • Hong Kong’s top hospitality spaces are no longer content with merely feeding you or watering you. They want to transport, soothe and impress—often before you’ve even glanced at the menu—and these five interiors are pulling it off with remarkable style

À La Card • Visa Infinite grants access to culinary worlds across Asia Pacific where the story behind the meal is as important as the plate itself

Elevated Enclave • As time becomes the ultimate luxury, Hong Kong’s emerging elite pair the enduring prestige of the southern coast with high-design living in Island South’s newest residential hub

Tatler Most Stylish

SWINGING FOR THE FENCES • Champion fencer Ryan Choi is pushing boundaries and adding strings to his bow, all while looking sharp

Wearing Her Truth • Trained under Vera Wang and quietly beloved by Hong Kong’s most discerning clientele, Vivian Luk has spent nearly two decades building her label in the background. Now, with a showcase collection at this year’s Hong Kong Fashion Fest and a growing ready-to-wear line, she is ready to step into the light

Metamorphic Moments • For Chanel’s autumn-winter 2026 ready-to-wear collection, Matthieu Blazy takes his cue from the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly

EDITOR’S PICK • Grand Seiko’s Evolution 9 line gets a proper refresh this year, and the SLGH035 is one of four Hi-Beat models in the update. It runs on Caliber 9SA5, the brand’s flagship mechanical movement, which delivers 36,000 vibrations per hour and an 80-hour power reserve. The dial takes its cue from the Genbi Valley in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, home to the Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi, in a pale blue inspired by the clear water running through the rock formations in the region. The case and bracelet are finished in the brand’s signature Ever-Brilliant Steel, and the new three-step micro-adjustment clasp lets you fine-tune the fit on the wrist in 2mm increments, without the need for tools.

DAVID CHAUMET • Roger Dubuis CEO David Chaumet on the maison’s celestial theme at Watches and Wonders Geneva and the debut of its Rarities programme

WATCHES PICKS

Trust the Process • Nigerian conservationist Rachel Ikemeh is one of the five Laureates named in the 50th edition of the Rolex Awards, recognised for a community-led project that has protected 13 threatened species across Nigeria’s Niger Delta

EDITOR’S PICK • Hermès built its name on saddlery long before it touched high jewellery, and Apparat is the piece that makes that lineage impossible to miss. Its name...