Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa had a look of awe. AmCham chairman James Thompson just looked relieved. And former US president Bill Clinton did not look too unhappy either as the Rolling Stones finally rocked Hong Kong last night.
With a drawn out, throaty ni hao ma, Mick Jagger announced that, after months of controversy and wrangles, the Stones had arrived.
'It's great to be here in Hong Kong,' he told the crowd at the Tamar site after finishing the night's second song, Start Me Up.
'I tell you, it has taken a long time for us to get here. Now we're here. We finally made it,' he said, referring to the two concerts planned for March that were cancelled because of Sars.
But last night, the crowd didn't seem to care. The 13,000-seat venue was nearly full, and everyone in the audience was on their feet.
'It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see them live,' said John Berry, 37, a Hong Kong resident who was watching the show with his daughter and mother, who were visiting from Britain.
