CREATIVE LIAISONS

They’re from opposite sides of the world and dissimilar professional backgrounds—the law and graphic design. But Victoria and Christopher Owen are in harmony when it comes to both romance and business. They talk to Chloe Street about pork buns, an awkward proposal and the impending arrival of their first child

Photography DINO BUSCH Styling JUSTINE LEE Shot on location at Topiary

“We had a boozy dinner on the beach for New Year’s Eve and I guess I was the last one left, and she pounced,” says Christopher Owen of the night in Myanmar in 2009 when he and Victoria Tang first kissed. The celebration had been organised by Ivan Pun, Christopher’s best friend from his Oxford University days and a childhood friend of Victoria’s from Hong Kong. “It was tricky to get Chris to kiss me at first,” recalls Victoria, the daughter of journalist, entrepreneur and bon vivant David Tang, best known for founding Shanghai Tang (which he sold in 2006), the China Club and China Tang, and his first wife, Susanna Cheung. “He was very cool and didn’t talk much; he just observed.” With her eyes set on the brooding…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2017

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