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" My family was quite poor, and the NHS was recruiting people from abroad to do psychiatric nursing. It was the only hope I had to leave Hong Kong. "

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" I am trained as a fashion designer and do not claim to be an expert architect or anything like that. I won't do something unless I know I can do it. "

" There was the Cultural Revolution just over the border, and Hong Kong felt quite dodgy. My younger brother's wife actually swam from China to Hong Kong to escape. I realised in the '60s that I had to get out. "

" The day I feel my clothes are no longer relevant, I will be happy to step down. "

" Your 30s is the time to embrace bold, zingy colour patterns and to follow trends while taking time to get used to what really suits you. "

" I can speak Cantonese, but I can't speak about fashion - I learnt all my fashion in Europe, so often, during interviews in Chinese I just don't know the right word - it can be very hard to explain things. "

" Men like clothes they can wear to work and afterwards. They don't want things to be complicated. "

" As you get older, your skin tone will change, and that means the colours that suit you best change, too. Take a trip to a department store and ask for advice, or simply hold colours close to your face in the mirror, as this should give you a good idea of what works. "

" Many women in their 40s make the mistake of wearing clothes that are too tight. Skimpy dresses and tight trousers can make you look older, so get the best fit you can find. "

" Design has always been at the heart of our business. "

" I used to play football, and then my wife bought me a fishing rod. "

" The most important part of my work on The Orion Building was the creation within the apartments of living space which inspires people and the way they live their lives, whether they have bought a one-bedroom apartment or the penthouse. This building is beautiful to see, sense, and experience. "

" I think, as a designer, what you have to do is challenge yourself to do what you do, but better. "

" I like to create a simple space and surround myself with things that I like to look at. "

" I still love Birkenstocks. I just think they are the most comfortable things; I even wear them in winter sometimes. "

" At primary school, we would pick up plastic petals on the way home to make flowers. Now you might call it child labour, but we did it for pocket money. "

" Talent always shouts at you. "

" I turned my hand to costume design a few years ago when I created the outfits for 'This Is the Sea,' with Richard Harris and Samantha Morton. It's a very different discipline to being a fashion designer, though - you have to rein in your own vision and work to a tight brief. "

" We have achieved tremendous success in Ireland and internationally on the strength of our creativity and design skills. "

" A woman can look incredibly sexy in a black suit. "

" Guys want to be cool without appearing to be bothered about trends. "

" Chinese people have that superstitious fix - people always do feng shui when they are opening a shop; even the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank pays people to do feng shui for them. "

" I dress pop stars, and I dress my doctor. It's about attitude. I do what I love, and I'm lucky to do it. It's a long way from Hong Kong. "

" As a heterosexual designer, it is really, really important to have a woman's point of view. "

" My life is about family and friends as well as work. "

" During fashion week, I dream about fashion; afterwards, I dream about fishing. After fashion week, I always go fishing to wind down. "

" I never set out to do interior design; I just do what I do, and some people come along and want me to work with them. "

" Fashion remains closest to my heart. I get genuinely excited by my collections - I never wanted to be a businessman. "

" I went from fashion to glass in 1995, and I'm very interested in architecture. "

" I want romance; I want people to be happy in their relationships. "