Celebrating the Center's Second Anniversary | Asia Society

Celebrating the Center's Second Anniversary

Henrietta Fore, Co-Chairman of Asia Society (left) and Ronnie Chan, Co-Chairman of Asia Society and Chairman of Asia Society Hong Kong Center (right) gave their welcoming remarks at Asia Society Hong Kong Center’s pre-opening dinner on February 8, 2012.
Asia Society Hong Kong Center invited Donald Tsang, former Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR (left), as an officiating guest for Asia Society Hong Kong Center’s Grand Opening on February 9, 2012. (Right: Ronnie Chan, Co-Chairman of Asia Society and Chairman of Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
Official opening of the Asia Society Hong Kong Center on February 9, 2012. (From left: Edith Ngai Chan, former Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center; Henrietta Fore, Co-Chairman of Asia Society; T. Brian Stevenson, Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club; C.H. Tung, former Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR; Ronnie Chan, Co-Chairman of Asia Society and Chairman of Asia Society Hong Kong Center; Vishakha Desai, former Asia Society President; and Charles Rockefeller, the grandson of Asia Society's f
Celebrations Under the Stars, Gala Cocktail Reception on February 9, 2012 at the recently renamed Joseph Lau and Josephine Lau Roof Garden
Michael Joo’s Bodhi Obfuscatus (Space Baby) at the Center’s inaugural exhibition, Transforming Minds: Buddhism in Art.
Hong Kong Cantonese opera maestro Law Kar-ying, performed The Lover’s Mirrors: Flaming Love in celebration of our inaugural programs on February 11, 2012.
Panel discussion with Dr. John C. C. Chan, Wah Yan alumni and former Chairman of Hong Kong Jockey Club; Lady Ivy Wu, Non-Executive Director of Hopewell Holdings Limited and Asia Society Hong Kong Center Advisory Council Member, Li Pui-yan, Cantonese opera performer; Law Kar-ying, Cantonese opera maestro, and Joanna Lee, Musicologist about Cantonese opera on February 11, 2012.
Opening remark by Gaby A. Abdelnour, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan Asia Pacificat Asia Society Summer Film Series 2012’s opening reception on May 31, 2012.
Secondary school students from Hong Kong Buddhist Tai Hung College visited Asia Society Hong Kong Center on March 16, 2012.
Students from Hong Kong Buddhist Tai Hung College were viewing their Transforming Minds: Buddhism in Art education pack at the Miller Theater (Former Magazine B) after their exhibition tour.
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand at Asia Society Hong Kong Center on April 17, 2012
A Musical Encounter with Wang Jian, Cellist on May 6, 2013
The Asia-Pacific and Sound China-US Interaction in the Region by Cui Tiankai, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China on July 5, 2012
Europe at the Crossroads by Guido Westerwelle, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Former Deputy Chancellor of Germany on August 31, 2012
The Descent of the West by Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University on November 21, 2012
The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra performed a series of free lunchtime concerts at Asia Society Hong Kong Center between September, 2012 and March, 2013.
(From left) Fumio Nanjo, Chief Curator of “Imminent Domain: Designing the Life of Tomorrow” exhibition; Ronnie Chan, Co-Chairman of Asia Society and Chairman of Asia Society Hong Kong Center; Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary for Administration of HKSAR; Jerry Liu Wing-leung, Head of Create Hong Kong; and S. Alice Mong, Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center officiated the opening of the exhibition in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 30, 2013.
Asia Society Hong Kong Center celebrated its first anniversary with a flash mob dance performance on February 22, 2013 at the recently renamed Joseph Lau and Josephine Lau Roof Garden
Tackling World Economic Challenges: France in the Euro-China Partnership by Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister & Former Prime Minister of France on May 6, 2013
Jonathan Spence (right), Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University delivered a keynote address on May 15, 2013, as a part of The Ambassador Burton Levin Lecture Series. (Left: Ronnie Chan, Co-Chairman of Asia Society and Chairman of Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
Staff members of Asia Society Hong Kong Center and Ronnie Chan, Co-Chairman of Asia Society and Chairman of Asia Society Hong Kong Center (second left from middle) welcomed Alex Yasumoto (middle) at the corner of the Yasumoto Bridge on April 16, 2013.
Asia Society Hong Kong Center welcomed a group of interested students to participate in the Heritage Revealed publication project on July 19, 2014.
Joseph Lau Roof Garden was unveiled as Joseph Lau and Josephine Lau Roof Garden on October 19, 2013 through the support of The Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust.
A group photo in the No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia” exhibition. (Left to right: June Yap, Guggenheim UBS MAP Curator of South and Southeast Asia; Tuan Andrew Nguyen, artist; Dominique Chan, Exhibition Curator of Asia Society Hong Kong Center; Vincent Leong, artist; S. Alice Mong, Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center; Richard Armstrong, Director of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation; Chi-Won Yoon, CEO of UBS Asia Pacific; and Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, arti
Over a hundred guests attended “No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia” exhibition’s opening gala on October 28, 2013.
The toasting ceremony to celebrate the opening of “No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia” exhibition on October 28, 2013. (From left: Richard Armstrong, Director of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation; June Yap, Guggenheim UBS MAP Curator of South and Southeast Asia; Ronnie C. Chan, Co-Chairman of Asia Society and Chairman Asia Society Hong Kong Center; and Melissa Chiu, Museum Director of the Asia Society New York Center and Vice President of Global Art Programs)
American Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell joined the audience for a photograph after his performance on November 3, 2013.
A group photo with Benjamin Ford at the Thanksgiving Gala Dinner on November 23, 2013. (S. Alice Mong, Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center (second from the left), Chef Benjamin Ford, U.S. Culinary Ambassador (forth from the left), Clifford A. Hart, Consul General of U.S. Consulate General (sixth from the left), Raymond Cheng, CEO of Sozo Group and Alabama China Partnership (fourth from right), Amy Hui, spouse of Raymond Cheng (third from right), and the Love Jazz Big Band)
Surprise visit by Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the Center on November 14, 2013. (From left: Helen Chen, Head of Strategic Development; Floria Wun, Head of External Affairs; Renee Speltz, guest; Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Richard Elman, Chairman of Noble Group; S. Alice Mong, Executive Director, Asia Society Hong Kong Center; and Penny Tang, Head of Programs (Business & Policy), Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
Mrs. Ingrid Lee (bottom middle) of The J.K. and Ingrid Lee Foundation; S. Alice Mong, Executive Director, Asia Society Hong Kong Center; ASHK staff and friends of Mrs. Ingrid Lee with Long Island Buddha on December 5, 2013 at Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
Asia Society Hong Kong Center conducted a series of visually impaired tours between October, 2013 to February, 2014.
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Asia Society Hong Kong Center is turning two! Time flies and we are going to celebrate our second anniversary of establishing the new permanent home at the Admiralty address. Before you join our Open House on February 8 and 9, let’s recall on the important moments over the last two years and look forward to the many more anniversaries to come!