The welcoming new Central space is part of a series of new locations opening across Hong Kong in 2026.
HONG KONG, June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Offices, Hong Kong's leading flexible workspace provider, will open its newest business center at 9 Queen's Road Central (9 QRC) this July. Located on the 10th floor, the space is designed to meet the growing need for flexible, high-quality offices among Central's financial, legal, and professional firms. This opening follows the recent launch of Silvercord Tower 1 in Tsim Sha Tsui, marking another step in a busy year of new locations for Compass Offices in 2026.
A Prime Central Address with Great Connectivity
Located right in the heart of the business district, 9 QRC serves as an ideal home base for companies that value convenience and accessibility. The center sits next to major financial institutions and premier shopping landmarks like The Landmark.
For teams working with both local and global markets, commuting is simple:
- The building connects directly to the Central Elevated Walkway system.
- It is just a two-minute walk from Central MTR Exit K.
- It sits a convenient five-minute walk from the Hong Kong Airport Express station, making business travel straightforward and easy.
Hospitality That Puts People First
Compass Offices focuses on a welcoming, hospitality-driven approach that goes well beyond providing standard desks and chairs. The goal is to create a supportive environment where people feel comfortable and can focus on doing their best work.
To help businesses grow their networks and host clients easily, the center combines high-spec boardrooms with versatile event spaces, all supported by a professional on-site team. Instead of just being an open room, these event spaces act as a natural extension of a company's own office. Renting large internal spaces can be costly, so businesses can use these shared areas to run client gatherings, workshops, or team events without the added overhead.
Compass also runs regular community event programs that help members naturally connect with industry peers, build B2B collaborations, and enjoy a variety of exclusive client perks and lifestyle privileges.
Supporting Business Growth and Flexibility
"Our growth in Hong Kong this year is focused on giving businesses high-quality, practical workspaces in the locations they need most," says Andrew Chung, Chairman of Compass Offices. "In a fast-moving market, having a prestigious Central address alongside the flexibility to scale your space up or down instantly is a huge advantage. This new center gives our clients the right workspace and a positive environment to grow comfortably."
The opening of the 9 QRC center offers a modern alternative to traditional, stiff office leases in Central. The workspace is fully ready for hybrid and agile ways of working, offering move-in-ready office suites that allow asset managers, international branches, and corporate teams to establish a prominent presence immediately.
The combination of flexible offices, shared communal hubs, and regular event programming creates a lively professional community where people can collaborate and build connections. With future-ready facilities and a friendly on-site team, Compass Offices makes it simple for companies to stay flexible while keeping team morale and productivity high.
About Compass Offices
Compass Offices provides professional, efficient, and flexible workspaces tailored to support growth at every stage. Our ready-to-use serviced offices and flexible terms empower startups, SMEs, and multinational teams to scale with ease. With prime locations across major APAC business districts, we deliver productivity-driven environments, curated events programs, and a broad range of client perks, designed to keep companies agile in a fast-changing landscape. Founded in 2009, we are dedicated to creating inspiring workspaces where your business can thrive.
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Compass Offices Opens New Workspace at 9 Queen's Road Central This July
Themed "Contrast & Synchrony", the 2026 edition invites bartenders across APAC to step into the spotlight where opposites meet and harmony begins — and to compete for the title of Campari Red Hands APAC Champion.
HONG KONG, June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- An icon born out of red passion, Campari – the flagship brand of its namesake group and the heart of the beloved Negroni – returns with Campari Red Hands APAC 2026, the regional bartending competition that unites and inspires the bartending community across Asia-Pacific. This year, individual bartenders from each market will go head-to-head for the prestigious title of Campari Red Hands APAC Champion 2026, with an all-expenses-paid trip to Milan on the line for the Regional Grand Final.
Now in its most thematic edition to date, the 2026 programme launches under a single, provocative theme: "Contrast & Synchrony." Every entrant must choose a creative direction — Contrast, the bold opposites that captivate (black vs. white, hot vs. cold, soft vs. hard) — or Synchrony, the perfect harmony that mesmerises (pairs that move in unity, elements that flow seamlessly). That choice will guide their cocktail, their technique and the story they tell on stage, exploring the very dynamic that has kept the Negroni timeless for more than a century.
The campaign is now open for submissions at www.campariacademy.com/en-asia/events/campari-red-hands-apac-2026/.
A PLACE ON THE NEGRONI FAMILY TREE
Beyond cash prizes and a trip to Milan, Campari Red Hands offers something rarer. The 2026 APAC Champion will not only be crowned at the Regional Grand Final in Milan in January 2027 and awarded a cash prize of €3,000, their winning cocktail will be added to the "Negroni Family Tree" for 2027, taking its place beside the Americano, the Boulevardier and the Sbagliato in the lineage of a serve that has shaped cocktail culture for more than a century.
For the bartenders of Asia-Pacific, the prize is not simply a title, it is a permanent mark on cocktail history.
MORE THAN A COMPETITION: THE CAMPARI ACADEMY JOURNEY
Campari Red Hands unfolds over the better part of a year, with depth few cocktail competitions match. Behind the public-facing rounds sits the Campari Academy, the brand's global education platform for the bar industry and the engine that turns a competition into a master class. From local qualifications through to the Milan finals, entrants are judged, mentored and brought into the orbit of the Campari Group's regional advocacy team, Campari Academy coordinators, local brand ambassadors and senior industry experts.
The 2026 format runs across four stages:
- Round 1 – Local Entry Qualification: a 90-second video submission and written cocktail story, presenting an original creation inspired by the Negroni Family Tree and built on either Contrast or Synchrony.
- Round 2 – A Touch of Local Authenticity, Cocktail Menu Showcase: shortlisted bartenders bring their drinks to life on a public-facing menu, inviting consumers to taste the theme — scored across story, taste, design, presentation and audience impact.
- Round 3 – Local Market Finals: finalists take to the stage in their home market, where one bartender is crowned the market's 2026 Campari Red Hands Champion.
- Regional Grand Final – Milan, January 2027: market champions travel to Milan for the Semifinals and Grand Final, where the APAC Champion is crowned.
Every entry must include a minimum of 25ml of Campari, with other base spirits preferably drawn from the Campari Group portfolio. Every local finalist — not only the winner — is welcomed into the Campari Red Hands Community, an ongoing programme of gifting, regional events, guest shifts and creative exchange that extends long after the trophies are handed out.
THE BARTENDERS SHAPING THE NEGRONI'S FUTURE
The 2026 edition gathers individual bartenders from the following APAC markets — Mainland China, Hong Kong & Macau, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam — each competing not just for a national title, but for the chance to leave a permanent imprint on the Negroni's lineage. The competition has grown year on year since its 2024 revival, and 2026 is on track to be the largest edition yet by participation depth, with a target of more than 1,150 bartenders entering across the region.
Returning to the programme as a guest judge at select Local Finals across the region is Supawit "Palm" Muttarattana, founder of Dry Wave Cocktail Studio (No. 5, Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025) and a former Campari Bartender Competition Asia winner. Palm's journey — from Red Hands entrant to one of Asia's most recognised bartenders — is the kind of trajectory the programme is built to create.
THE ORIGIN OF RED HANDS
Unmistakably striking with a red hue that transforms every cocktail in appearance and flavour, Red Hands is a term for bartenders who demonstrate creative flair using Campari as the hero ingredient. Originally launched in 2018 as the Campari Bartender Competition Asia, the program ran for two years, bringing together masters of mixology to push creative boundaries.
Revived in 2024 as Campari Red Hands Asia, the competition returned to the APAC region, uniting the region's best bartenders under the Red Hands banner for the first time. In 2025, the competition raised the bar further with the theme "Cocktail & Senses," inviting bartenders to explore all five senses — sight, smell, taste, touch and sound — in their cocktail making. Now in 2026, the competition returns with a bold new creative challenge, placing the bartender and their imagination at the centre.
HOW TO ENTER
Campari Red Hands APAC 2026 is now open for submissions. Bartenders from each participating markets can enter Round 1 by submitting their video and written cocktail story at www.campariacademy.com/en-asia/events/campari-red-hands-apac-2026/. Full terms and conditions are available on the Campari Academy website.
FAST FACTS
| CAMPAIGN | Campari Red Hands APAC 2026 |
| THEME | Contrast & Synchrony |
| CAMPAIGN DURATION | May 2026 – December 2027 |
| REGIONAL GRAND FINAL | Milan, January 2027 |
| PARTICIPATING MARKETS | Mainland China, Hong Kong & Macau, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand,
Vietnam |
| SUBMISSIONS OPEN AT | https://www.campariacademy.com/en-asia/events/campari-red-hands-apac-2026/ |
| TERMS & CONDITIONS | https://www.campariacademy.com/en-asia/campari-red-hands-asia-terms-conditions/ |
| OFFICIAL WEBSITE | https://www.campari.com |
| HASHTAGS | #Campari #CampariRedHands #CampariRedHandsAPAC #ContrastAndSynchrony |
CAMPAIGN
Campari Red Hands APAC 2026
THEME
Contrast & Synchrony
CAMPAIGN DURATION
May 2026 – December 2027
REGIONAL GRAND FINAL
Milan, January 2027
PARTICIPATING MARKETS
Mainland China, Hong Kong & Macau, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand,
Vietnam
SUBMISSIONS OPEN AT
https://www.campariacademy.com/en-asia/events/campari-red-hands-apac-2026/
TERMS & CONDITIONS
https://www.campariacademy.com/en-asia/campari-red-hands-asia-terms-conditions/
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
https://www.campari.com
HASHTAGS
#Campari #CampariRedHands #CampariRedHandsAPAC #ContrastAndSynchrony
ABOUT CAMPARI
Campari is a contemporary and charismatic classic. The secret recipe, which has remained unchanged, originated in Novara in 1860 and is the base for some of the most famous cocktails around the world. Campari is an alcoholic spirit obtained from the infusion of bitter herbs, aromatic plants and fruit in alcohol and water. With its vibrant red colour, intense aroma and inspiring flavour, Campari has always been a symbol of intrigue and pleasure, which unfurls itself into a captivating drinking experience. These are the values that have made the Campari brand famous throughout the world as an icon of passionate Italian style and excellence.
ABOUT NEGRONI
It was around the year 1919 in Florence when Count Camillo Negroni contemplated ordering an Americano cocktail but decided it was time for a change. He requested it with a touch of gin instead of soda, inspired by his last trip to London and its prevalent gin scene. The bartender was pleased to honour Count Camillo Negroni's request and added an orange garnish rather than the lemon wedge of the Americano to signify the new drink he had created. In Florence, the Count's 'usual' became known as Count Negroni's Americano, or the "Americano with a touch of gin", but whatever it was referred to as back then, the Negroni was born.
The Negroni is now one of the most famous contemporary classic cocktails. Anywhere you go in the world, you will find a mixologist who can make you the iconic Negroni. The original recipe — the perfectly balanced combination of equal parts of Campari, Red Vermouth and London Dry gin — is over a century old and continues to be enjoyed today. The International Bartenders Association (IBA) lists Campari as an official ingredient of the Negroni, and thus, there is no Negroni without Campari. For more information, visit www.campari.com.
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CAMPARI RED HANDS APAC 2026, THE REGIONAL BARTENDING COMPETITION RETURNS IN SEARCH OF THE NEXT RED HANDS ICON
