Social clubs

A source says close to 1,000 interested parties have enquired about joining

The purchaser, Icon1c, is looking for new premises to reopen the club 

As prime sites come under review, private sports and recreation clubs must show they can deliver value beyond exclusivity to secure their future

Michelin-starred ‘Demon Chef’ Alvin Leung will curate the food at the venue, which will start operating in December

Operators say they’re profitable, while members share the reasons they join, despite the recent closure of 1880 

Almost all the staff members of the now-defunct club will return to run the business, which will most likely operate under a new name

This follows the news last week that 67 Pall Mall will open an outlet in Shanghai, even as another player, 1880, shuts down

It will open in a grand, century-old mansion in Shanghai

An offer to buy the establishment’s assets has been made with liquidators, say sources