After Coconuts HK published a rather insulting, albeit amusing, opinion piece about last weekend’s White Party by reader Paul McGoey yesterday, the organisers have issued us with an official statement.
The statement comes after a few back and forths with the organisers and our editorial team over email, one of which came in direct from the party’s founder Trajan Maxian.
He said, “there is a hate & jelous group of people about the success of the White Party Hong Kong event and are using allot of loopholes to ruin and defame reputations.”
At 2pm today we received the official statement, which is reproduced in full below:
“First of all, we would like to thank our audience for their great support. But for the sake of safety of every participant, certain security measures had to be applied at the doors. Guests could not be admitted without a valid ticket. Unfortunately there were a lot of guests not holding valid tickets on the night, making the checking time longer than usual. We tried our best to speed up the process.
“We understand that some guests have queued for an extended time partly due to the limitations of the venue and the policies that we are obliged to follow. Once again, we apologize for any inconvenience caused, and appreciate your patience and tolerance. – Secondly, as partner organisers of the event (namely Orbital Vibes Limited and Hybrid Group Limited), we would like to clarify that White Party Hong Kong is an independently operated brand in Hong Kong, and has its own discretion of how to manage its social media (e.g. Facebook or Instagram).
“Lastly, we sincerely thank everybody for all the feedback, and will address the issues raised in a proactive manner, so as to serve you better in the future.”
