I look forward to celebrating another successful year with you all.
Good joss to one and all.
The Tai-Pan
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Anniversary Celebrations
As many of you already know, and have kindly demonstrated, today is my birthday. As Tai-Pan of The Noble House, I would like to extend my invitation to a champagne reception tonight at the Victoria and Albert hotel to celebrate (No presents please; donations to Struan's Hong Kong Architectural Heritage Society).
I look forward to celebrating another successful year with you all.
Good joss to one and all.
The Tai-Pan
The V&A Bedecked in Birthday Celebration lights for The Tai-Pan
I look forward to celebrating another successful year with you all.
Good joss to one and all.
The Tai-Pan
Sunday, 14 June 2009
The Tai-Pan's Return
Dear Shareholders,
this past month's trip back home to Hong Kong for the AGM and Asian leg of the Tai-Pan Summit in Hanoi was, I am glad to report, despite swine flu, a great success for The Noble House. New friendships and ventures were struck and old ties reaffirmed, all of which are critical to our prosperity and future.
It has, however, reinforced the remoteness of my current situation to our roots in Hong Kong. For the time being, it is absolutely essential that I remain here in the low countries to lead our European business operations, but I will endeavour to return as soon as feasibly possible to re-assume my seat in the Great House and office in the Struan's building.
There is of course nulli secondis in oriente to The Noble House of Asia, nor to Hong Kong, and although a global firm, our futures are inextricably intertwined.
I wish you all the bet of joss.
The Tai-Pan of the Noble House
this past month's trip back home to Hong Kong for the AGM and Asian leg of the Tai-Pan Summit in Hanoi was, I am glad to report, despite swine flu, a great success for The Noble House. New friendships and ventures were struck and old ties reaffirmed, all of which are critical to our prosperity and future.
It has, however, reinforced the remoteness of my current situation to our roots in Hong Kong. For the time being, it is absolutely essential that I remain here in the low countries to lead our European business operations, but I will endeavour to return as soon as feasibly possible to re-assume my seat in the Great House and office in the Struan's building.
There is of course nulli secondis in oriente to The Noble House of Asia, nor to Hong Kong, and although a global firm, our futures are inextricably intertwined.
I wish you all the bet of joss.
The Tai-Pan of the Noble House
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Noble House Records Presents: The Sleeves
Noble House Records is pleased to announce that The Sleeves will be playing a special gig to celebrate the Tai-Pan's homecoming at The Underground on 16 May.
So come and "rock out" with the Noble House!
So come and "rock out" with the Noble House!
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Tai-Pan's Transportation Tampered
It is with some concern I reflect upon my lucky escape today. Returning to The Tai-Pan's Residence on Struan Road, taking the final corner my brakes suddenly gave out. Luckily my experience as an amateur racing driver was not wasted, and I was able to safely recover a potentially life threatening situation. After coming to a controlled stop (and not having broken any traffic regulations) my thoughts immediately turned to a similar incident; once, returning from an evening reception at my mansion on Peak Road, Quillan Gornt's Bentley's brakes mysteriously gave way. Although no real connection has ever been made, Gornt has always blamed the Noble House for this incident. I would therefore expect that it is Gornt who is behind this latest sabotage, again trying to divert attention away from his recent Amsterdam escapades.
Not the crash in Question, but another one of Gornt's recent write-offs.
With a warning not to accept lifts from Gornt, especially during the small hours of the morning, I wish all of my employees in the Netherlands a Happy Queen's day for tomorrow.
With a warning not to accept lifts from Gornt, especially during the small hours of the morning, I wish all of my employees in the Netherlands a Happy Queen's day for tomorrow.
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Press Release: AGM & Shareholder Meeting
The Noble House Press office, 26 April 2009
The Noble House today confirmed the location of its 2009 AGM and Shareholder meeting. It will take place at the Royal Samuiian (Noble House Resort Group), Koh Samui, Thailand, between 28 May and 1 June. This will run following the annual Tai-Pan conference in Hong Kong, hosted this year by Victoria Bank.
Shareholders should register their interest to attend by 10 May.
The Noble House today confirmed the location of its 2009 AGM and Shareholder meeting. It will take place at the Royal Samuiian (Noble House Resort Group), Koh Samui, Thailand, between 28 May and 1 June. This will run following the annual Tai-Pan conference in Hong Kong, hosted this year by Victoria Bank.
Shareholders should register their interest to attend by 10 May.
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Tai-Pan Summit ends with mixed results
Over the past week in Amsterdam, the heads of several Hong Kong firms and institutions have been meeting with European business leaders. Progress on several important deals was going well until the head of Rothwell-Gornt stormed off after his 'unique' negotiation style failed to win over property developers from Amsterdam's city centre. I did not see him again until the following morning, when the newspaper was served with my breakfast.
Poor Gornt looked a little the worse for wear, and slightly spaced out, when he was photographed leaving a premises in the Red Light District at 3 a.m., and was heard to be rambling about 'Hallucinations' and 'Stark reality' as the headline states.
Gornt's PR department went into overdrive, thinking attack the best form of defence, trying again to smear the name of the Noble House. As their allegations are entirely fictional, they have settled out of court. I wish Quillian a quick recovery, and am sure he can regain the vast amount of face that he lost with a generous donation to the Amsterdam Orphans fund.
Poor Gornt looked a little the worse for wear, and slightly spaced out, when he was photographed leaving a premises in the Red Light District at 3 a.m., and was heard to be rambling about 'Hallucinations' and 'Stark reality' as the headline states.
Gornt's PR department went into overdrive, thinking attack the best form of defence, trying again to smear the name of the Noble House. As their allegations are entirely fictional, they have settled out of court. I wish Quillian a quick recovery, and am sure he can regain the vast amount of face that he lost with a generous donation to the Amsterdam Orphans fund.
Monday, 6 April 2009
Shipping Slump Stops Some (but not the Noble House)
Recent media reports are spinning a yarn tale over the effect of the downturn on the shipping industry here in the Fragrant Harbour. Some are weighed down by charter chains, but no shipping firm has yet got into serious financial trouble (unlike some from Asia's second world city). Having started as a shipping and export firm, the Noble House knows the business back to front, although this forms a much smaller part of the company these days. Having always owned and used its own ships it is still sailing through the storm as Mr Howse has testified on the BBC (a slight lapse in memory for names can be forgiven!) while others are drifting towards the rocks and reefs. So for secure shipping through the financial turmoil, you can still be sure of the Noble House.
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