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Christmas Eve
December 24, 1999
Santa taking a well earned break. And, no, he's not Dave Handley or Ted Farrow. He's the Real One. The guy underneath on the left is Gavin - promoting Operation Santa Claus, for which the Island Bar's customers raised HK$4,705. To the right is Sir Dan James who arrived later in the evening to conduct the Royal Lamma Choral Society singing carols.
BaroqueStock
November 28, 1999
On the Sunday following the Grand Opening, the new style of the Island Bar was demonstrated by a special performance from the Hong Kong Philamonic. Baroque music was played to the bar's more classical customers.
The Grand Reopening
November 27, 1999
Featuring Dan and The Bastards
The Final Product
November 25, 1999
The final product. Say farewell to the cobwebs and cockroaches. Inset is the guy who put it all together - Master Craftsman Chris Corke.
The Interregnum
November 21, 1999
In ruins? Yes, but fortunately a young Master Carpenter called Chris Corke was found to look after the place and bring it back to some sort of order. In the interim the regular clientele have been banished to dubious establishments elsewhere in the village.
Halloween
October 30, 1999
Held a day early to ensure it was on a Saturday night.
Caviar Fest
October 27, 1999
To demonstrate the quality of life on Lamma, and a kilo of Beluga Caviar having been generously donated by Peter Berry, a free Caviar night was held with ice cold Stolichnaya and Champagne.
England Scrapes In
October 10, 1999
...16 hours after Sweden had beaten Poland these two were still standing up - and the 'red-eye' is not due to the flash...next to them is a victorious Swede, Jenny, introducing a new member to the Island Bar - one which she had found in a plastic bag in a rubbish bin 8 days before this.
Nicola's Departure
September 22, 1999
Nicola left on September 22, after many weeks of providing excellent service to Island Bar customers, to finish her degree in Marine Biology. We wish her all success and happiness, and hope to see her back again soon.
Typhoon York
September 16, 1999
Hong Kong received a direct hit from Typhoon York and Lamma was in its huge eye for 5 hours. In the course of this Cath opened the bar and a large crowd arrived before the eastern wall of the typhoon did.
Dave and Merlyn's farewell
September 4, 1999
