Evidence that Hong Kong's economic recovery is now well underway is occasioned not only by the rise in real estate values, but also by a surge in visits from representatives of the UK fine wine trade - always a sure barometer of economic health.
It was no surprise, therefore, that John Armit duly made a reappearance after an eight-year or so gap, to regale a select audience with intriguing insights into the wine world accompanied by some rare and exotic wines from Bordeaux and elsewhere.
One of the most engaging and entrepreneurial figures in the wine trade - after a colourful few years at Oxford, he failed...