Pride of service: China wants more butlers

"Very good sir." More in China are enrolling in butler school to provide the rich with excellent service. Photo: AFP

Just like on Downton Abbey, there is honour in providing good service. China’s super-rich are ready to be served by experts.

Hands sheathed in white gloves, Alvin Hu's dream of serving as butler to China's growing ranks of super-rich faced an unlikely challenge: a dinner plate piled high with multicoloured toy bricks.