Lined short-sleeved cheongsam woven with Heung Yee Kuk logos on pale blue ground

Lined short-sleeved cheongsam woven with Heung Yee Kuk logos on pale blue ground
2010
Hong Kong Museum of History collection
Created by Hong Kong designer Virginia Lau, this cheongsam is made of a thick silk fabric bearing the logos of the Heung Yee Kuk, a statutory advisory body in the New Territories in Hong Kong. The edges are adorned with dark blue bindings and narrow yellow piping, while the collar is stitched with a pair of dual-coloured flower buttons.
This dress belonged to Dr Liao Su Lan, who has been a councillor of the Heung Yee Kuk since 1997. Women councillors of the Kuk started wearing the cheongsam as their official dress in 2010.