Mandarin Oriental brews storm in a teacup with promotion for men


But Hong Kong five-star hotel denies campaign is sexist.

HONG Kong’s Mandarin Oriental hotel stirred up ridicule on Feb 7 with an afternoon-tea promotion for men based on pork pies and beef rather than dainty snacks “normally preserved for women”.

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