Founded by Mr. ST Wu and Mr. JT Wu. First Restaurant - Maxim's Restaurant - opened in Lane Crawford House, Central Maxim's Boulevard opened in Ocean Terminal, Kowloon Maxim's hosted the Hong Kong Pavilion restaurant in Osaka World Expo The first Chinese Restaurant, Jade Garden, opened in Star House, Kowloon Hongkong Land of Jardine Matheson Group became shareholders First fast food outlet opened in Central Established Beijing Air Catering Company Ltd., first Sino-Foreign joint venture in China Maxim's Cakes became the first bakery chain in MTR stations Partnership with Dairy Farm of Jardine Matheson Group Established m.a.x. concepts, managing a portfolio of concepts restaurants Formed joint venture with Starbucks Coffee International, Inc Established Maxim's Food Production Centre in Tai Po, spanning 250,000 sq.ft. Opened Mei-Xin Cakes bakery plant and flagship outlet in Guangzhou Hosted Plaza Inn, a Chinese restaurant, and Market House Bakery in Hong Kong Disneyland Appointed by the Hospital Authority to implement the "Public-Private Partnership Project on Patient' s Food Services" in the New Territories West Cluster and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Operated Genki Sushi and sen-ryo in Hong Kong Introduced Lawry's The Prime Rib from Los Angeles Opened Pearl on the Peak, originated from the award-winning Pearl Restaurant in Melbourne, Australia Acquisition of Arome Bakery (HK) Co. Ltd Opened Lawry's The Prime Rib in Shanghai Gained the operating rights of Genki Sushi in Southern China. Maxim's Group hosted a 20,000 sq.ft massive food hall at the Shanghai World Expo and was the only HK catering representative in the Chinese Culinary Zone.