{"id":4507,"date":"2019-04-02T17:25:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T00:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chineserestaurantawards.com\/stagingAUG5\/?page_id=4507"},"modified":"2025-05-18T13:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:46:45","slug":"individual-awards-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chineserestaurantawards.com\/stagingAUG5\/individual-awards-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of Individual Awards : Chinese Restaurant Awards 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Individual Awards 2019<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”50px” css=”.vc_custom_1747599651033{border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #c6991b !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]\n

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Chinese Master Chef Leung Yiu Tong (1935 to 2021)
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A native of Shunde in Guangdong, China, Chef Leung Yiu Tong began his culinary career in 1954. As a young man, he honed his cooking skills under the guidance of Cantonese culinary master Chef Pang De in Macau, specializing in Shunde cuisine, renowned as the pinnacle of Cantonese cooking. Chef Leung initially served as the banquet chef at Avenida do Comendador Ho Yin in Macau. He was later invited by Mr. Ronald Li Fook Shiu, founder of the Far East Exchange, to cook for celebrities at the Exchange\u2019s dining room. In the 1980s, Chef Leung immigrated to Vancouver, where he opened several restaurants and shared his culinary expertise, inspiring many chefs. In February 2019, he retired and closed his award-winning Hoi Tong Chinese Seafood Restaurant, which was celebrated as one of Metro Vancouver\u2019s top authentic Cantonese dining spots. Chef Leung passed away in November 2021, leaving behind a cherished legacy in Vancouver\u2019s Chinese culinary scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”4539″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_single_image image=”1925″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInLeft” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]\n

OCEAN WISE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AWARD<\/span><\/h2>\n
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YuShang Hot Pot (Permanently Closed)<\/strong><\/span>
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OCEAN WISE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AWARD<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Vitality Steam seafood Restaurant (Permanently closed)<\/strong><\/span>
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