To continue with the focus on South Africa created by the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the South African Consulate-General proudly presents the very first South African Contemporary Art Exhibition 2011 in Hong Kong.

The theme of the photo exhibition includes lifestyle, people and wildlife, adventure and natural scenery, to present the richness of South Africa in different angles.

The groundbreaking event will also introduce the work of an emerging abstract artist Lee Chaldecott.

Oliver Kingston an emerging digital photographic artist has this to say:

“Photography has always held the allure of essence through images. The ability to communicate hidden meanings and subtext has previously been a form of subconscious prompting limited to film and literature. The birth of the digital photographic medium has now changed that in an exciting and beautiful new way”.

An excited Tembi Tambo, Consul-General of South African Consulate-General, Hong Kong/Macau added:

“Through this exhibition, we would like to exhibit the contemporary art and beautiful scenery of South Africa, to introduce South Africa in a different and more sophisticated way than people are traditionally used to. We hope that this first exhibition will be enjoyed by the Hong Kong community as we would like to do a bigger and more diverse event next year. “

South African Contemporary Art Exhibition

Date: 18 April to 1 May 2011

Time: Monday to Sunday ( 10 am – 10 pm)

Venue: The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Atrium Painting Corner

If you’re interested in attending, or for more information, please the South African Consulate-General:

Eva Yan

Email: sacghgk1@netvigator.com

Tel: + (852) 2577 3279

The South African Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong (SAWCC) successfully hosted a breakfast seminar on 25 March at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong (FCC) .

Speakers were Mr Andric Yew, the Head of Principal Investments- China Samsung Securities Asia Ltd, who spoke on the topic of “Perspectives from potential Asian Investors about Investing in Mining Projects in Africa ”.

Mr Yew covered risks and advice to owners and investors on African mining assets.

Mr Paul Chikawa – the Honourable Consul General of Zimbabwe spoke about “Mining Investment Opportunities” in Zimbabwe and covered the abundance of viable investment opportunities in Mining in Zimbabwe .

The Honourable South African Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau – Ms Nomatemba Tambo spoke about the ‘ Importance of South Africa joining BRIC’ and Raising Africa’s Alignment in Trade and Investment through BRIC.

The seminar had an excellent turnout of 34 interested individuals and the breakfast session had excellent feedback.

The SAWCC will be hosting more business seminars going forward.

 From left to right: Mr Andrew Yew, Mr. Paul Chikawa and Nomatemba Tambo

The South African Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong (SAWCC), supported by the South African Consulate- General in Hong Kong will be hosting another Business Breakfast later this month.

Various speakers will be sharing their thoughts on the following topics:

1) Perspectives from potential Asian Investors about investing in mining projects in Africa

Speaker: Mr Andric Yew, Managing Director, Head of Principal Investments-China, Samsung Securities Asia, Ltd.

2) Mining Investment Opportunities in Zimbabwe

Speaker: Consul-General Paul Chikawa, Zimbabwean Consulate-General, Hong Kong SAR & Macao SAR

3) The Importance of South Africa Joining BRIC

Speaker: Consul-General Nomatemba Tambo, South African Consulate-General, Hong Kong SAR & Macao SAR

Venue

North Block, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong

Date

Friday, 25 March 2011 (Friday)

Further details

* Doors open 08h30 for registration.

* Breakfast and speeches start at 9:00am until 11:30am

* Entry Fee: HK$200 per person

* Please make your reservation by Reply Slip.

* Payment before 21 March 2011

* By cheque: Payable to “SAWCC of Hong Kong” and mail to:

  SAWCC, 18th Floor, Wing Hing Commercial Building,

  16 Sutherland Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

* Bank transfer:

  SAWCC account: HSBC 400-616454-838

* Please e-mail a copy of the deposit slip to president@sawcchongkong.com

* Participation is strictly by reservation

* Enquiries: Ms Rebecca Yim (Tel: 25773279, Email: yimr@dirco.gov.za

The proceeds of this event will be used to subsidize the passage for students from Hong Kong University, Faculty of Business & Economic Team (Futurica) to compete for the “Queens” Entrepreneurs Competition in Canada.

The South African Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong, in conjunction with the Royal Overseas League Hong Kong (ROSL) would like you to join them at the residence of Ms Tembi Tambo (SA Consul-General) for a performance by the legendary PJ Powers.

Powers last appeared at The Fringe Club in Central in 2008 after which she promised to return to Hong Kong.  If you missed her then, this is your chance to catch her performing live right here in the SAR.

Come and watch the sun set whilst enjoying a glass of wine and canapes.  You can also try your luck at a lucky draw to win some exciting prizes.

Venue: South African Consul General’s Residence: House 10, 74 Mt Kellett Rd, The Peak

Time: 18:30 – 21:30 Date: Saturday 31 July 2010

Cost: HK 380 members or HK 450 non-members

All the information about registration and payment options can be found here

The South African Consulate in Hong Kong’s awareness campaign around the 2010 Football World Cup came to an exciting end today.

The Makaraba Mini World Cup, co-organised by the Consulate, the Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau and the Hong Kong Football Association, took place at Kowloon’s King’s Park sports-ground.  The event brought to a close a series of exciting events that saw the unveiling of a 2010 count-down clock at Times Square, a number of Diski Dance events as well as a South African Festival.

While the Makaraba Mini World Cup was won by the team representing Brazil, all the under-12 boys and girls were winners on the day and were suitably recognised with a medal and 2010 World Cup cap.

Our own Bafana Bafana boys did a sterling job by making it all the way to the Champions quarter-finals where they narrowly lost to the team representing Nigeria (0-1).

On the day, soccer, sportsmanship and the 2010 World Cup were indeed the victor because:

There was lots of support when motivation ran low…

Jubilation after a winning goal…

Some reassurance after a loss…

Lots of soccer action…

… and reward at the end of a long, hot day!

(View more than 100 pictures from the Makaraba Mini World Cup on our Flickr page)

If there’s one thing that Hong Kong people love it’s their seafood. This time around it was fish…

Mark Anthony Fish.

FIFA 2010 Ambassador Mark Fish this afternoon unveiled a special 2010 Countdown Clock at Causeway Bay’s Times Square. 

The South African Consulate in Hong Kong, under the energetic leadership of Consul-General Ms. Tembi Tambo has been very busy promoting what will certainly be South Africa and indeed Africa’s biggest sporting event:

The 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.

The Consulate partnered with local broadcast rights-holder Hong Kong Cable TV, the Hong Kong Football Club and the Leisure & Cultural Services Department to organise what was a very enjoyable media event.  The afternoon kicked off with a Diski Dance performance by a South African dance group who travelled to Times Square directly from the airport.  There was no jet-lag to be seen as the energetic troupe entertained the assembled media and local shoppers on stage.

  Diski Dance… This is how we do it in Africa, La!  Ke Nako / It’s out time!

Mark Fish was then invited to the stage to tell the audience about, amongst other questions, just what the 2010 World Cup means to him as well as to South Africans at large.  Feeeeeesh (as the fans would shout when Fish touched the ball back in the days) did himself and the South African Local Organising Committee (LOC) proud by giving the assembled media a glimpse of what they can expect at the World Cup in just under 100 days.  In typical Hong Kong style, questions from the MC opened about the recent addition to the Fish family!  (The Consulate had alerted the local media that Mark’s girlfriend had given birth to a baby girl recently.)

    SA Consul-General Ms Tembi Tambo joined Mark Fish at Times Square (Pic: Mike Jansen)

The event ended with Fish joining invited guests to unveil a special 2010 countdown clock.

As will be the case come the FIFA 2010 World Cup, the sound of the Vuvuzela was heard throughout the ceremony, courtesy of the Diski Dancers!

Ke Nako!  It’s our time.

Bring on 2010!

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Former South African (Bafana Bafana) footballer Mark Fish will visit Hong Kong this week as a guest of the South African Consulate. 

South African Consul-General in Hong Kong Ms Tembi Tambo has been actively promoting events around South Africa’s 2010 Soccer World Cup and invited Mark Fish, who is also a 2010 World Cup Ambassador, to Hong Kong. 

2010 Ambassadors Mark Fish (left) and Lukas Radebe with President Zuma (Pic: WEF)

Today (March 2, 2010) marks the official 100-day countdown to the start of the World Cup in South Africa.  During a media event to be hosted by local broadcast rights-holder iCable tomorrow (Wednesday March 3), Fish will unveil a special World Cup countdown clock at the piazza at Times Square, Causeway Bay.

During his stay in Hong Kong, Mark Fish will also conduct two football clinics for aspiring players at the Hong Kong Football Club as well as in Kowloon City.

1995 Rugby World Cup winner and Springbok rugby player Marius Hurter (the most aptly-named tight-head rugby player in the world) spoke at the Gala Charity Premiere of the movie Invictus.

(Picture insert: Ms. Tembi Tambo, Consul-General: SA Consulate in Hong Kong/Macau)

This is Part 2 of his chat with Robbie McRobbie of the Hong Kong Rugby Union:

“Ladies and Gentlemen, the most aptly-named tighthead prop in world rugby… Marius Hurter!” 

This is how (HKRFU Head of Rugby Services) Robbie McRobbie introduced the 1995 Rugby World Cup winner and Springbok Marius Hurter.  The occasion was the Gala Charity Premiere of the movie Invictus at the  Grand Cinema, Elements Mall in Kowloon West (Hong Kong).

The looong evening started with a meet-and-greet at the downstairs bar/restaurant WildFire, part of Hong Kong’s Igor’s Hospitality Group.  Hong Kong RFU’s Robbie McRobbie kick-started events by asking the big man a number of questions relating to his experiences around Rugby World Cup 1995.  Marius aka. Shrek (watch the video for an explanation) responded by recounting his memories and some insights into his fellow-players, which were lapped up by the guests, especially those about Os Du Randt and (obviously the skollie/riff-raff in the 1995 Springbok squad) James Small, allegedly a minor-celebrity amongst the Robben Island prisoner population at the time!

Later, in the cinema lobby, he faced the local Hong Kong media, enticed by some strategically invited (and well-labelled with Invictus stickers) schlebs, also called pseudo-models in Hong Kong parlance.  The big man was clearly enamoured by the attention as the MC-lady translated his answers into Cantonese.  Then again, maybe he just loved her shoes!

Thanks to Elite Step Asia Limited, Howzit-HongKong.com was fortunate to be seated in Cinema 6 (some 600 folks attended the event spread between different cinema’s) with the VIP’s including, of course, Marius Hurter, HKRFU officials, sponsors’ representatives as well as the Consul-General of the South African Consulate in Hong Kong, the charming Ms. Tembi Tambo.

The extended  movie, that lasted until midnight, was clearly a hit with the South Africans in attendance who enjoyed the Souf Effrican eksent (South African accent) during the movie.  My personal favourite was Chester Williams’ (played by McNeil Hendricks) “I don’t think, because it influences my game.” 

Another hit with the guests was the seats that vibrated with heavy bass, especially when the SAA Boeing roared over the Ellis Park Stadium during the movie!   

Howzit-HongKong.com was lucky to capture Marius’ chat on the evening, albeit with a dinky point-and-click.  The evening was set in a busy, dark-ish bar, but enjoy Part 1 (Part 2 to follow):

You may remember my recent report about certain South African wine estates’ accusation that the SA Consulate in Hong Kong gives them very little support with breaking into the local market.  Well, I know that the report was probably one-sided, but I have asked to Consulate to give a written rebuttal (which I am still waiting for). 

Be that as it may, It seems that the SA industry’s participation in the recently held Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair is paying dividends because there is a noticeable increase of SA brands on the Hong Kong shelves.  I noticed that Park ‘n Shop is selling some Nederburg brands called Twenty Ten, of course referring to the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup that’s taking place in SA in about five months’ time. 

The South China Morning Post’s PostMagazine carried the following feature in their January 3 edition:

(Click on the article to open in a new window)

Shephard Brothers is an active supporter of the activities of the SA Association in Hong Kong and can be reached on +852 2542 0081  They have Windhoek Beer too!