QUARTERLY WINTER 2019
Christmas Lunch QUARTERLY WINTER 2019
P. 4 P. 7 COUNCIL EXECUTIVES Linda Ferguson Chair Usha Casewell Vice Chair Jenny Fearns Co Honorary Secretary Nicola Collins Co Honorary Secretary CONTENTS Patricia Hutton Honorary Treasurer Message from the Chair of Council 3
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Club Events 4-7, 10-11 The Activities Committee 8-9 Diane O’Hare Activities The Library Committee 11-12 Jennifer Lang Craft Group 12 Building Manisha Sharma Publicity & Promotion Committee 13 Community Outreach General Manager’s Desk 14 Julia Tsao Constitution and Byelaws The Community Outreach Committee 15 Usha Casewell The House & Garden Committee 16 Food & Beverage Linda Ferguson The Food & Beverage Committee 16 Fundraising & Events Advertising Rates 2020 18 Marilyn Chung House and Garden New Member List 18 Jenny Fearns Reciprocal Club List 19 Library Discount Benefits Scheme 2020 19 Ruth Kan Publicity & Promotion Club Information 20 Patricia Hutton Magazine Editor Mahjong Group – Drop in for members Monday 9:30 am – 3:30 pm MANAGEMENT Bridge Groups Betty Simpson Marge Lo Tuesday 9:30 am – 12:30 pm General Manager Donna Doran Tuesday 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Phoebe Wong Book Group 1 Senior Manager – Accounts and Administration Gail Buttifant Last Tuesday of the Month 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Joanne Chan Book Group 2 Senior Manager – Membership and Marketing Melinda Sturges Last Friday of the Month 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Elaine Lo Craft Day Executive Assistant Patricia Hutton Every Thursday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Daniel Fung History Group Housekeeping Manager Patricia Hutton Every second Tuesday 2:15 pm – 4:15 pm Peter Lau Restaurant Manager from 11 Feb to 21 Apr Atta Tsang Assistant Banquet Manager If you would like to join any of these groups, please enquire at the Office. CHAIR OF COUNCIL
t was an honour and privilege to be voted in as the Chair of Council for another year at our 97th AGM held on 12 November. It is surprising how Iquickly time flies. It is hard to believe that it was more than one year ago that I became your Chair of Council.
We have truly accomplished a lot in the past year. The number of activities, events and social outings organised by our committees has been remarkable. Each committee is made up of members who volunteer their time to create these wonderful events. They all deserve a warm round of thanks. Without our volunteers, The Helena May would not be the sincere and welcoming place that we have all come to love. If you would like to become more involved in The Helena May committees, please let me know.
In 2020 we are planning to increase the number of children’s activities held at the club. These include craft workshops, children’s games and storytelling. The children’s activities will be held on a Saturday morning approximately once a month. Please look for these and other activities in our Weekly E-news.
Other upcoming activities include a tour of the Xiqu Chinese Opera Centre, visit to the Centre for Heritage Arts & Textiles and a visit to the Alexandra Grantham Film Archives to mention just a few. Our regular series of Classical Music performances, Classical Movie screenings, Wellness Talks, Author in the Library and the Dinner Talks series will continue into 2020. It promises to be a very exciting and interesting year. Please check the Weekly E-News for details.
The Food & Beverage Committee is planning to roll out a new and improved menu this spring. The idea is to reorganise our offerings and highlight fresh seasonal ingredients. They are working with Heinz Egil, a Chef Consultant with over 40 years’ experience in the hospitality industry in Hong Kong. We are looking forward to seeing the results of their efforts.
Starting in January we will be offering complimentary wine and other benefits for members hosting corporate functions and social gatherings at The Helena May. For your next special event, please consider holding it at The Helena May.
I trust you and your family enjoyed the Christmas festivities wherever you were. I wish you all a happy and prosperous Year of the Rat in 2020!
Linda Ferguson Chair of Council
3 CLUB EVENTS
A Murderous Evening at The Helena May
Friday night at The Helena May is usually a peaceful affair but on Friday 22 November the members were stunned to hear of three unexpected deaths! Well not exactly stunned, more accurately, enthusiastically Awelcomed! There was a wonderfully large turnout of members and guests for the latest Perilous Mouths production Murder on the Feast of St. Stephen. Lady Serena Southampton, appropriately dressed in black, but glittering with “diamonds” announced to all assembled that her husband had been shot in the library and we were off on a tangled tale sprinkled with clues to find out whodunnit! There was a fake Rembrandt, a secret love affair, a red envelope with a blueprint inside, a clandestine government agent and a police Inspector with a dubious Scottish accent. In between clues there was much eating and drinking, and it was all great fun. Helena May member Judith Waldron was the lucky one who guessed whodunnit and received a bottle of Champagne.
There was also a Silent Auction that raised $12,000 for The Helena May Charity of the Year. Credit must go to the staff who did their usual excellent job in looking after us all throughout the evening.
Janice Booth Member
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Children’s Christmas Party
pon arrival at The Helena May’s Children’s Christmas Party on 4 December, our excited young guests enjoyed some games and UChristmas stories, though one or two of our tiniest revellers were more interested in the baubles on our beautifully decorated Christmas tree.
Our wonderful staff provided a tasty and attractively presented tea for the children, whilst parents, grandparents and other friends had a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. Or two!!
After tea, the excitement mounted as the jingling of bells could be heard and everyone began to call for Santa, who soon arrived accompanied by one of his loyal elves.
Once seated in his special chair Santa led the singing of Christmas carols. Then it was time for him to delve into his sack and present every child with a gift.
All too soon it was time for Santa to return to the North Pole and everybody said goodbye for another year.
Nicola Collins Member of Library Committee
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Christmas Lunch
here was a distinctive buzz in the dining room as members and guests gathered for the annual Christmas Lunch on 9 December. This event which Twas fully booked is a much anticipated treat. We came dressed in our bright Christmas colours reflecting the general excitement and chatter. It certainly was a lively, busy and glorious celebration.
We were treated to a capella singing from a group of girls from the Sacred Heart Canossian College – a very talented choir. They were spectacularly good and cheerful. They came along with some of the Sisters from the School who too were bright and cheery.
Of course our sous Chef and kitchen staff did the Club proud with the delicious food beautifully presented.
The accompanying sale of goods produced by the Craft Group and the upcycling team was a further treat and many were able to purchase last minute Christmas presents.
The event was held to raise funds for our charity of the year the Home Care for Girls. The proceeds from the lunch and the sale of the crafts raise HK$ 21,920, which is very encouraging.
Thank you to all who organised the lunch and all who came.
Usha Casewell Vice Chair of the Council
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7 THE ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Evening Talk Series: The Portuguese Community
ur speaker and long-time member of Hong Kong’s Portuguese community, Mr Franciso A ODa Roza, can trace his family’s roots in Asia back to the early 1700s. For the audience that filled the Blue Room, he traced the roots of the Portuguese community moving from Europe to Asia and from Macau to Hong Kong, and talked about the development of their local cultures and traditions here.
It was a fascinating ride through history brought Besides an enlightening talk, alive with Mr da Roza’s discussions on the classic East there was, of course, fabulous meets West traditions of ethnic cuisines and the Portuguese food – Caldo creole dialect (Patua) of Macau, as well as the Verde and the famous Bolos influence of the Catholic Church. He enthusiastically de Bacalhou (salt cod) – to explained how the bilingual and bicultural devour before we left quite Portuguese became entrenched in certain industries, satisfied. such as printing and banking, and filled civil service middle level positions with ease, and also how and Patricia Hutton why the community has dwindled in recent years. Council Member
This is the fourth of our ongoing series of evening dinner talks that celebrate the multi-cultural diversity of Hong Kong’s inhabitants. Previously we learned about the Jewish Community, Parsi Community and Disappearing Hong Kong Trades. Please join us for future talks coming soon.
The Helena May Bridge Team vs Shek O Country Club
n the morning of 12 November, The Helena May bridge team played a match at The Helena May against a powerful team representing Shek O. The Helena May team, smarting from their 2018 defeat in this Oannual match, were determined to get revenge. The atmosphere was electric as the 20 board match, contested by 5 pairs on either side, was played to its conclusion.
A key moment was when Stephanie and Janice, The Helena May’s top pair on the day, brought home a tricky six clubs contract that was not reached at the other tables.
The final result was announced during the post-match lunch. Shek O’s score was given first – a creditable 13,330. The Helena May’s score followed – 15,920.
The Helena May had triumphed!!
Victor Apps Captain of The Helena May Bridge Team
8 THE ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Visit to Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change CUHK
espite the uncertainty of road conditions to Dand from The Helena May and the Chinese University Hong Kong in Shatin where the museum is situated, members of The Helena May would not give up their chance to visit the museum on Saturday, 12 October. The museum is a well-curated resources hub packed with information on environmental protection, climate change and sustainable development. The multimedia exhibits and the two docents’ enthusiastic explanations enabled members to better understand the latest developments on environmental stewardship, conservation and the potential devastating effects of climate change. The theme “Climate Change and Me” emphasises how human activities and climate change are closely interlinked. It also promotes important green concepts such as clean energy, a low-carbon lifestyle and sustainable development.
The second part of the visit was the eco-tour of the prime ecological sites and green facilities on CUHK campus. Members learned a good deal from the interesting explanations by the docents. They were fascinated by the great variety of birds (black-crowned night heron and Chinese pond heron) they saw, trees, flowers and fish. It was a most memorable, educational and eye-opening visit.
Maria Poon Member of the Activities Committee
Sake Master Class
he sake master of Daimon Sake, Alan Lau, explained in this Sake Master Class held in October at The Helena May how sake’s five elements played against Tone another according to the characteristics of each type of material and the style of the sake maker. Sake is a wonderful fermented product of the biochemical reactions between rice, water, yeast, koji mold and alcohol.
Japan produces a wide variety of rice but the Yamada Nishiki rice is considered the best quality for sake making. The softness of water affects the style of the sake, with soft water producing a gentle style while hard water would give a masculine touch to the sake. An interesting part played by yeast is its effect on the aroma, smoothness and taste. There are five types of yeast that a sake maker could choose to mark his own taste preference on his products.
The most interesting part of the class was, of course, in the tasting, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
Linda Yiu Member of F&B Committe 9 CLUB EVENTS
The Pink Tea
t’s always inspiring to read in The Helena May weekly email when we, as a Club and community, support issues directly affecting Iwomen and children. The Pink Month of October raises awareness of breast cancer and beyond but this year was especially poignant for me, as it is the first October since one of my closest friends passed away from a blood cancer. We all miss Pat so acutely, so I convened a table of Pat’s friends at The Pink Afternoon Tea on 24 October. One of her daughters was also here to join us.
A more perfect location could not be found in Hong Kong and the afternoon tea set was stunningly pink and the catering and serving teams must be particularly commended. You rocked it!
I had not paid much attention to the music schedule of the Voice of the Harp duo of harpist Jacqueline Wong and flautist Dominic Yu, as for me, this was more of a commemorative gathering than a recital. However, Jacqueline is an immense talent and although I would have preferred her to play mostly in the background so that my friends and I could converse more, this is simply my experience. The speeches, ambiance and tea gave me and my guests a memorable afternoon that I would happily join again. The Helena May shone.
Lucy Hill Member
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The Helena May New Garden Party
any of us gathered in the Garden on Friday 27 September to view the plantings kindly donated by The MPeak Tram as a gesture of neighbourly goodwill during the period of their renovation. We now have a very nice green shield between our property and the tram track.
Sir Michael and Lady Betty Kadoorie joined us, and Sir Michael was kind enough to say a few words. Our association with the Kadoorie family, who own the Peak Tram, has been a long and happy one and that is something that clearly both parties very much appreciate.
Diana Rose Resident
Reading in The Garden
erhaps it was finishing reading Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden last month with my daughter that inspired me but I have Pfound myself inventing excuses to spend more and more of my time enjoying our newly landscaped garden. The weather has finally cooled and on the last few Saturdays I have enjoyed the privilege of taking a break from the working week in what has felt like my own private garden, enjoying the newspapers and library new editions under the shade of an umbrella. Surprisingly, for the most part, my only company has been the library cat and, very occasionally, my daughter. It has felt like a secret oasis.
For many of us living in Hong Kong, spending time in a private garden is something to be cherished. With our tiny flats and postage sized balconies (for those of us lucky enough to have a balcony at all), a garden is a luxury we can only enjoy on visits to friends and family overseas. At The Helena May we are privileged to have our own beautiful garden to enjoy at our leisure and, unlike Mary Lennox and Colin Craven, we need not first find a hidden door beneath the ivy to access it. So as much as I have enjoyed my solitude, I am letting you in on my secret. Please come outside and enjoy the garden. The weather is lovely and the librarian will even let you take your books outside to read, just be sure to check them out first. Now if only I could arrange for the dining room to bring me down a regular afternoon gin and tonic!
Amanda Whitfort Member 11 THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE
Last Boat out of Shanghai
e were very fortunate to have Dr Helen Zia, who happened to be staying at The Helena May, Wspeak to us about her research into the exodus of intellectuals, entrepreneurs and the middle classes, from Shanghai in 1949. Helen gave a gripping account of the desperate attempts of the citizens of Shanghai to flee the city as Mao’s communists advanced. Those with the means, sought passage on any form of transport leaving the city to escape the horrors they believed would ensue. Helen brought the events to life through the moving accounts of four young residents, who abandoned everything for an uncertain future overseas. As the daughter of immigrants to the United States herself, the stories she researched had a direct bearing on her own family history. Helen illustrated how being on the last boat out, is symbolic of how close the future of those who escaped came to being quite different stories.
Lydia Wingrad Member of the Library Committee
Craft Group Thanks Members and Guests
he Helena May Craft Group would like to send a big THANK YOU to all our members and their guests who have bought items during the Christmas Lunch sale and other sales throughout the year. We all love Tmaking things, and sometimes we do get carried away sewing and knitting a huge variety of items, ending up with far more than we thought we would make. We are absolutely thrilled that you are all so generous in buying items as gifts and for yourselves. And best of all, your generosity means that this year’s Charity of the Year, Home Care for Girls, will benefit too. All proceeds from all our sales go to the charity that The Helena May supports.
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s the Group members’ usage and internet presence of our site. To responsible help achieve this objective, the Committee is Afor the currently working on a major revamp of the Club’s marketing and website and has applied to the Government’s promotion of The Technology Voucher Programme for a subsidy. Helena May, we have been stepping up A primary target for the Committee this year is to our efforts in the last strengthen our members’ involvement in the Club. In few months to addition to the interesting and diverse activities prepare the Club for organised by the Activities Committee, we are the increasing planning a Networking Series of evening talks and challenge which lies cocktail receptions for specific industries this year. ahead. First formed This will provide members with an additional in 2014 as the platform to meet and network with other members Centenary Publicity who are involved or interested in their field of work. & Promotions Working Group, the Group has recently been In line with our strategy to attract more members to established as a formal Committee at the last our club activities, we have successfully invited a star Annual General Meeting in November. We were Guest Speaker, Dr Agnes Chan（陳美玲）, for the also pleased to welcome at our first Committee International Women’s Day Luncheon this year. Since Meeting in January the joining of Ms. Kimberley International Women’s Day happens to fall on a Kwok as our new member. Sunday, the need to reschedule the event has allowed greater flexibility to accommodate Agnes’ In order for the Club to get up to speed with the busy schedule. Members will have a unique current internet marketing trend, The Helena May opportunity to see and hear Agnes speak not just as has just completed an upgrade of the Club’s IT a successful singer and actress, but also as an infrastructure with the installation of new accomplished mother, pedagogist, university broadband cables and additional routers in the Club. professor, campaigner for gender equality and Apart from a significant improvement in the Club’s UNICEF Ambassador. wifi network, this upgrade will also facilitate the promotion of the Club through the Ruth Kan Helena May website as we strive to increase Chair of Publicity & Promotions Committee
13 GENERAL MANAGER’S DESK
019 has been a challenging of the Year. I am happy to say year for The Helena May. that the joint efforts of our 2Due to the civil unrest, the Council, Committees and staff Club has unavoidably been and the support of our members affected in different aspects. have helped to close the gap to raise funds for the Home Care for Transportation on some days in Girls. the past few months was very difficult. I would like to Undaunted by the challenges, commend our staff for their Committees have put in a lot of loyalty and dedication. Despite effort to organise more fun and the lack of transport, they often enjoyable events for members tried their best to find alternative this year. Please refer to the means to travel to the Club and calendar of major events for 2020 report to work. The Club included in this issue. managed to stay open for members and residents although On behalf of the staff, I would we had to close early on some like to thank the Council, days for our staff to travel home Committees and Members for safely. your continued support. We wish you all a Happy Chinese New Year Unfortunately, during this period, and a prosperous 2020! we had to cancel a number of activities. These included a major Betty Simpson fundraising event for our Charity General Manager
14 THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE
he year gone by both the Spring Clean Sale and Charity Bazaar. Thank had it challenges, you for buying these products. The proceeds helped Tbut with the us fundraise for the Charity of the Year. commitment, support and generosity of our I had the opportunity to meet some of the girls at members we continued The Home Care for Girls (HCG), our Charity of the to spread cheer Year. It is truly heartening to see that the shy and through our timid teenagers we met in early 2019, have grown- community efforts in up to be confident young girls over the year. 2019. For 2020, we will once again be supporting HCG as Our members came our Charity of the Year. HCG is a non-profit forward to volunteer organisation with a shared vision to help girls in for annual events that crises. They provide a nurturing, safe and caring included HKGGA home-like environment for girls in extreme stress, English Conversation Badge Assessment, the SoCO helping them get-over mental trauma, experience Trackside outing, Barnibas English Conversation compassion and live a stable life away from Activity, Haven of Hope Love Bag Distribution, and problematic family situations. the Harmony House party. Our docents continue to work tirelessly, sharing the history and heritage of In this Chinese New Year of the metal rat that The Helena May with school children. A heartfelt symbolises new beginnings, we look forward to the thank you to all our volunteers. continued support from our members. As always, all our combined efforts will go a long way in making a In 2019, we started an upcycle initiative for glass jars, meaningful contribution towards our communities. wine bottles and wine corks. The hand painted jars, wine bottle lamps and Christmas tree ornaments Manisha Sharma from corks were much appreciated by members at Chair of COC
Wellness Talk: Ovarian Cancer
he Helena May was honoured to invite Dr Wendy Chan, Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Clinical Oncology, The TUniversity of Hong Kong, to give a talk on ovarian cancer on 29 October. Dr Chan gave an overview of the types of ovarian cancer, the risk factors involved, the symptoms, the various stages and the different available treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and targeted therapy.
Dr. Chan has had extensive training in GI radiation oncology, image-guided brachytherapy and palliative medicine. She is actively involved in the teaching of medical students and nurses and has conducted research into breast, upper gastrointestinal, thyroid, gynaecological and geriatric cancers. She is now working on various clinical trials on female cancers.
Anne Woo COC Member
15 THE HOUSE & GARDEN COMMITTEE
ay the House and Garden The Committee is delighted to Committee take this welcome two new committee Mopportunity to wish you all a members, both of whom have peaceful, joyful and healthy year in experience in the interior design 2020. world. I am sure these ladies will contribute their time and experience Christmas and Chinese New Year are to ensure that The Helena May always my favorite time at The Helena continues to be well cared for. May. A building of this age just looks magnificent with all of the festive We continue our commitment to decorations. It could not look this way maintaining and improving the club without the amazing staff who work so for all in the year ahead. hard to put up the lovely decorations and the wonderful ladies who decorated Marilyn Chung the Christmas trees. Thanks to all. Chair of the House & Garden Committee
THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMMITTEE “To eat well in England you should have breakfast 3 times a day” – William Somerset Maugham
pleasant peaceful atmosphere not run to all those wonderful before the day starts. delicacies, our Eggs Benedict is very popular and good value for On Saturday mornings, why not money. One member describes bring the children along for a fun them as the best in Hong Kong. breakfast before heading down We also have Frittata, omelettes to the library to choose books and eggs in any style. The fruit and have a relaxing time? platter is another delicious light alternative. Somerset Maugham’s quote probably referred to the full Breakfast is often described as English breakfast. In Victorian the best meal of the day or the ave you ever looked at the days the breakfast table would be most important meal of the day breakfast items tucked laden with cold meats, kippers, with good reason. So why not away in The Helena May kedgeree, kidneys, grilled chops, give The Helena May breakfast H beef steaks, bacon, tomatoes, menu a try and let us know what menu? The Helena May is open at 9 am and is an ideal place to mushrooms, porridge and variety you think. meet for breakfast or early coffee of breads. The Irish would add and snacks. Come and enjoy the potato cakes and the Scots Usha Casewell haggis. Although our menu does Chair of the F&B Committee
16 he Helena May is offering special privileges for members hosting their corporate functions and Tsocial gatherings in our beautiful and elegant venues. These packages are applicable for events such as corporate functions, charity events, year-end dinner, Chinese New Year gathering, alumni gatherings, graduation dinners and much more. Main Lounge – 1 bottle of House White Wine and 1 bottle of House Red Wine per table (Maximum 20 bottles per event) – Complimentary use of PA system (Valued at HK 1,000) – Complimentary use of projector and screen for 2 hours (Valued at HK 1,400) Other Function Rooms – 1 bottle of House Wine per table (Maximum 3 bottles per event) – Complimentary use of projector and screen for 2 hours (Valued at HK 1,400) Menu Options – Western banquet menus – A Chinese inspired menu Host Your Event With Us And Win A Dinner For Two Share your special day’s photos on social media (Facebook and Instagram) tag @The Helena May and use our hashtag – #thehelenamay_hk. Don’t forget the photo should have you in it. The happier the photo the higher is your chance of winning “A Dinner for Two”. This is a monthly contest during the promotion period. One winner will be announced in the first week of the following month.
Note: The above special offers are not applicable for wedding banquets. The contest is for members only. The Helena May reserves the right to withdraw this offer and/or alter the terms of this promotion without prior notice. The Helena May’s decision is final. ADVERTISING RATES FOR QUARTERLY MAGAZINE 2020
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18 RECIPROCAL CLUB
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