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Tang Palace (China) Holdings Ltd today (October 16) officially opened the Social Place restaurant in Central, offering a contemporary Chinese casual dining experience for Hong Kong diners.
Located in the heart of Hong Kong's business district on Queen's Road in Central, the new restaurant comprises an area of 6 000 square feet and approximately 150 seats. It offers diners a range of healthy and modern southern and northern Chinese dishes using high quality ingredients with no MSG.
Group Chairman Mr Yip Shu-ming said, "We are very excited to have created a new casual dining brand in Hong Kong. With the huge number of international and Mainland visitors to the city, we are confident that Social Place will lift Tang Palace's brand awareness among Hong Kong diners and investors around the world.
"Hong Kong is a gourmet paradise demanding a high quality food-and- dining experience. We are here to offer customers healthy delicious Chinese dishes with a modern unique twist. Our priority is also to provide customers with a high level of food safety and a healthy dining experience," he added.
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, Mr Andrew Davis, welcomed the opening of Social Place in Hong Kong. He said, "Hong Kong people love to dine out and there is demand for high quality food and beverage outlets where residents and visitors from around the world can relax. Hong Kong is the ideal place for overseas brands like Tang Palace that are targeting to expand globally. We wish Social Place every success in its business in Hong Kong and for its future expansion."
About Social Place
Social Place is a new-concept restaurant under Tang Palace (China) Holdings Ltd, which is a multi-brand restaurant chain with over 20 years of experience in Mainland China currently operating over 50 restaurants. It offers numerous signature dishes, such as the award-winning roast pigeon and a series of contemporary southern and northern Chinese signature dishes. For more information, please visit www.tanggong.cn.
About Invest Hong Kong
Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government established in July 2000 to take responsibility for foreign direct investment and support overseas and Mainland businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong. It provides free advice and customised services to help businesses succeed in Hong Kong's vibrant economy. As of June 2014, InvestHK had completed over 3 300 investment projects creating more than 36 400 new jobs in the first year of operation or expansion and over HK$88 billion of investment. For more information, please visit www.investhk.gov.hk.
For event photos, please visit: www.flickr.com/photos/investhk/sets/72157648384260640/.
Ends/Thursday, October 16, 2014
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