When the Ho family first took over the Emperor Court Chinese Restaurant, Home and Away had just hit the airwaves, Bob Hawke was still prime minister and the ACT Legislative Assembly was still one year away from meeting for the first time. Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading $ 0 / $ NaN /year All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue The restaurant at the Yarralumla shops had already been open under different owners for a few years by 1988, but when the Ho family - who had just emigrated from China - took over they saw it as an exciting opportunity.
An opportunity that has lasted more than 35 years, but come Sunday June 23, what has become one of the city's oldest Chinese restaurants is closing its doors for the last time. It's time for Stanley and Agnes Ho to enjoy their much-earned retirement. "This was an opportunity for us.
And there was pride in owning [the] restaurant," daughter Anita Ho says. Stanley Ho has owned Emperor Court Chinese Restaurant with his wife Agnes since the late 1980s. Their last day of trade is Sunday June 23.
Picture by Gary Ramage "Back then there weren't as many options in what we could do, but being in restaurants and food was a way for us to progress after migrating to Australia. This was the next step for us. There was a kind of .
