Presidents Message December 2013
Dear Colleagues, Members and Friends:
We are proud to inform you that HKCA’s Hong Kong National Team, Regional team and Young Chefs Team was competing in 3 international competition in November 2013.
At the Salon Culinaire Mondial in Basel, Switzerland on 23-27 November National team won Gold Medals in every category, first place in hot cooking, 3rd place in the cold buffet display an overall winner of the competition and World Champions.
The Salon Culinaire Mondial is held only once every 7 years, and only the 10 best National Teams are invited to compete.
My most heartfelt congratulations to the Hong Kong National Culinary Team at the Salon Culinaire Mondial in Basel, Switzerland earning them the title of World Champions!
1st Runner up was Switzerland, and 2nd Runner up, Singapore. Again congratulations to all National Teams for their incredible performance, professionalism and most of all friendship.
Hong Kong National Team IGEHO Culinary World Masters
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Mak Kam Kui |
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Team Member |
TSE Nam Yung, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort |
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Cling Chan Sze Ling, Hong KOng Jockey Club |
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Chui Wai Sum, Unilever Solutions |
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Danny Leung Chi Hang, Disney´s Hollywood Hotel |
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Steve Yuen Chi Hin, InterContinental Hotel |
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Roger Fok Yiu Man, JW Marriott Hotel |
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1st Place |
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2nd Place |
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3rd Place |
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5th Place |
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4th Place |
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HK Young Chefs Team on 6-9 November in Seoul South Korea. They have completed in the Culinary Display Art and the Hot Cooking Competition and they earned and won 2 Gold Medal in both categories. They are competing with some of the world´s best Culinary Youth Teams including Sweden, Luxembourg, Australia, Denmark USA and Singapore (total of 19 countries)…they won Best Hot Cooking and Best Cold Display Art and the Team awarded Overall Champions as well !
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Hong Kong Young Chefs Team, International Champions |
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Manager |
Cold Display: Jonathan Wan; Hot Kitchen: Calvin Choi. |
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Team Member |
Leung Chin Hung, Dickson |
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Sit Ka Keung, Derek |
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Ng Hoi Kit, Terry |
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Lau Lap Pong |
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Lai Kam Chiu, Ryan |
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1st Place |
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2nd Place |
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3rd Place |
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4th Place |
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Comments: |
18 Young Chefs National Teams Competed |
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Dubai team completed competition on 15-19 Nov and bring home silver Medal
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On behalf of the Hong Kong Chefs Association and all the Teams, I’d like to thank you for your past support over the years, and we are looking forward to your continued support, you believed in us and made us winners and we are the Ambassadors of Hong Kong and your business.
Help us to keep our dream alive.
Thanks and regards,
Chef Mak
Mak Kam Kui
President of Hong Kong Chefs Association