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Golden Era : The North Banquet 2016

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The North Banquet 2016 – The Hosts & The VIPs is the first Red Carpet Gala Dinner in Butterworth organised by CHTNetwork in collaboration with Ichi Media for the first time, established to identify the influential personalities as hosts and provide them a platform to invite their VIPs to this momentous Red Carpet Event in Butterworth.
The Hosts & The VIPs
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13 Influential Captains from different industries were honoured as The Hosts of the Night. It was an evening of extensive networking for them to develop new customer prospects, reward their key clients and friends with a VIP experience and connect with the most influential personalities.
Over 300 invited guests from various industries dressed to impress at the event with a touch of gold. The event was held on 30th July at Sunway Carnival Convention Centre with great support from fellow sponsors :- Rado, Shiseido Professional, Lamborghini Kuala Lumpur, Sunway Hotel, Royals Blue and Airmas Group. Other supporting sponsors included GST Group, Gartien, Starbucks, Redbox Karaoke, One East Museum, Passionis and DCOVA.
The Cuisine & The Show
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Petr Feher, a European-born Celebrity Chef with over 20 years of culinary experience who is the Fine Food Consultant of GST Group has designed the appetisers for the gala dinner.
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The event also featured a spectacular Hair & Fashion Show (Theme: Evolution of the 60s) collaborated by Shiseido Professional, Signature Hair Expert and renowned fashion designer Richard Rivalee.
The Surprise
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Dato’ Cher Chen Chiang and Richard Rivalee were delighted with a surprised birthday celebration when cakes and premium gifts were presented to them accompanied by a birthday song from the floor.
The Best Dressed
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Meanwhile, four ladies and one gentleman were chosen for their elegant evening gowns and charismatic formal suit. General Manager of Shiseido Professional, Samantha Vong presented the Best Dressed momentos to the beautiful Datin’ Peggy Lim, Dr Maggie Fong, Grace Chiam, Datin’ Karen Ng and the handsome Leon Hulme.
The Auction
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The highlight of the night was the auction of a specially designed jewellery piece “The Heirloom” by Royals Blue to celebrate the success story of The North Banquet. The exquisite piece with a total number of 448 coloured stones and diamonds was sold at RM47,000 to Mr and Mrs Khor Chin Leng.
Rado HyperChrome Automatic Chronograph Match Point – a limited edition of tennis-inspired plasma high-tech ceramic watch, an elegant luxury evening gown from renowned fashion designer Richard Rivalee and a unique edition of One East Museum’s Founder Ch’ng Huck Theng’s Relationship bronze sculpture were also auctioned. Part proceeds from all items sold will go to charity.
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