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As the CEO of Lan Kwai Fong Group, Jonathan Zeman helped to usher the company into a new era. While LKF Group is best known as the largest landlord in the Central nightlife area, it is also a hybrid entertainment and hospitality brand that oversees property development and investments, F&B offerings, media and marketing platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zeman describes Hong Kong\u2019s nightlife as unlike anywhere else in the world. \u201cHong Kong is one of the most international cities in the world. We have people who work hard and play hard and lots of people who can afford the finer things in life. But when you go to parties, there is often a less pretentious atmosphere than you\u2019d find in other big cities like London or New York,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing out in the city\u2019s uber competitive entertainment landscape is no easy feat and Zeman sets his standards high.\u00a0\u201cDo it better than anyone else. Don\u2019t worry about the expense. The customers and the money will follow if you\u2019ve created something amazing,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout his highly accomplished career, the LKF heavyweight names one of his professional highlights as the opening of California Tower, the 27-storey flagship building of Lan Kwai Fong, where the group joined forces with Gucci for a pre-opening event that spanned across multiple levels of the tower and included a sit-down dinner, an art exhibition and a party in a pop-up club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another major achievement for Zeman was the conceptualisation and opening of C Club. The night club was one of the first venues in Hong Kong to have a well-known international resident DJ and fly in top international guest DJs every few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more: Hong Kong Living Bar Award winners 2020<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With a major redevelopment of its key California Tower now in full swing \u2013 the group\u2019s new modern Italian restaurant Aria has opened earlier last month; its popular Japanese restaurant Kyoto Joe recently relocated to the building; and new bars and nightclubs are currently under the works \u2013 there is no slowing down for the nightlife behemoth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature image: Graham Uden<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With a major redevelopment of LKF Group’s key California Tower now in full swing, the nightlife veteran still has plenty up his sleeves after almost two decades in the business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7507],"tags":[1025,893,1096,1027],"class_list":["post-24567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-best-bars-in-hk","tag-hong-kong-living-bar-awards","tag-jonathan-zeman","tag-lkf-group"],"yoast_head":"\nJonathan Zeman on Hong Kong nightlife and the future of Lan Kwai Fong - Hong Kong Living<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lan Kwai Fong\u2019s Jonathan Zeman shares his vision for Hong Kong nightlife, from California Tower to the city\u2019s ever-evolving entertainment scene.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hongkongliving.com\/jonathan-zeman-lkf-group\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jonathan Zeman on Hong Kong nightlife and the future of Lan Kwai Fong - 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