Balloons over Beijing

Sheldon my husband and I spent a great deal of time in Hong Kong, meeting with Arthur Kwok the architect, Charles Wrangham the banker, and the Bovis people who were the construction supervisors on the hotel project. It was our responsibility to negotiate with these three entities, and there was a constant, ongoing discussion on a multitude of issues that had to be dealt with.

We would socialize often with our friends Ken and Eugenia Wai. Ken was doing a major part of his business in Southern...