MEDIA RELEASE

RED EMPEROR
CHINESE RESTAURANT

EMPERORS NEW GROOVE

RETURN OF THE ORIGINAL EMPERORS
Melbourne 18 June 2015: Red Emperor has announced the return of Chef
Hon Kau HUI to his post.
Hon Kau was at the helm of the Red Emperor kitchen from 1995 until it was
sold to the current new owners in 2013. He returns with former key members
Man Tim NG and Kam Tai HO.
Man Tim was the Head Chef until Hon Kaus arrival in 1995. He left to work
in Japan for many years. Kam Tai was Red Emperors Head Yum Cha Chef
until 2013.
Hon Kau came to Australia in 1984 under the Skilled Migration Program
sponsored by legendary Flower Drum Restaurant founder Gilbert Lau. He
worked at Flower Drum, then located in Little Bourke Street, and at its
current Market Lane location for many years. He later worked in other
restaurants and also set up his own business.
Hon Kau and his trusted, imaginative team are reinvigorating the Red
Emperor menu, which will contain some hallmark Red Emperor dishes and
exciting additions from a range of Chinese provinces using fresh local produce.
Owners of Red Emperor, John Lin and Lida Gao welcomed the return of the
dynamic trio saying the team would be working hard to rebuild the
restaurants reputation as one of the foremost Chinese dining experiences in
Melbourne.

We already have a big following with our Yum Cha, and want to also expand
the dining experience for our customers by providing the best mix of Asian
and Western cultures, Ms Gao said.

Red Emperor Restaurant is located on the second level of the Southgate

complex, an easy walk to the CBD and adjacent to the booming apartment
developments of Southbank.
Red Emperor is currently providing a dining and Chinese Cultural experience
in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria which is hosting A
Golden Age of China featuring the Qianlong Emperors reign 1736 to 1795.

For more information:

Rick Willis
Network Four
M: 0411839344
E: rick@networkfour.com.au