A-Man Hing Cheong's claim is continuity. Historian York Lo traces it to 1898 and calls it the oldest continuously running tailoring firm in Hong Kong. It took its present name after a 1931 merger and moved into the Mandarin hotel's arcade after the hotel opened in 1963, invited, GQ Hong Kong reported in 2025, by Hugh Barton, then taipan of Jardines. It stayed 59 years before moving around 2022 to the nearby Bank of East Asia Building. Poon Ying-ko, who joined as a 15-year-old apprentice in 1954, runs it as general manager; two colleagues have also spent about 70 years there.
The style is English and conservative: mainly Scabal and Holland & Sherry fabrics, which Poon prefers to lighter Italian ones for their firmer shape, built on a full canvas, with straight shoulders, medium lapels and a firmer chest than many local rivals. Simon Crompton of Permanent Style has written that it does formal and smart clothes well but is less progressive than W.W. Chan. It makes black tie and white tie as well as business suits.
The process is harder to pin down. The firm has no website and publishes no prices. Gafencu gave suits from $1,300 in 2020, with two fittings and about a week's work; Tatler Asia gave at least three fittings. A 2017 account by travel writer Wallace Immen said the sewing was done in mainland China, and GQ's profile does not say where the suits are made. Poon told GQ that the trade now values speed over appearance and that no younger generation is coming through.
Choose A-Man Hing Cheong for a traditional English business or formal wardrobe from a firm with more than 125 years behind it. Telephone before visiting, ask how many fittings are planned and where the jacket will be made, and choose W.W. Chan if a documented Hong Kong workshop matters more than lineage.
TailorGuide score
Each test is scored out of 10 and weighted. Scores set the order within Hong Kong; they are not compared across cities.
- CutCut and construction35%
- 8/10
- FitFit and fittings30%
- 8/10
- ReputationReputation over time20%
- 10/10
- ServiceService15%
- 8/10
- Founded
- 1898
- House style
- Classic English cut, full canvas
- Best for
- A conservative English business or formal wardrobe
- What they make
- Bespoke suits, jackets, formal wear, shirts, ties and accessories
- Suit
- From $1,300 · Gafencu, November 2020; the firm does not publish prices
Prices are approximate and change with the fabric and customizations you choose. Confirm the price and the number of fittings before you order.
History
- 1898Founded as Ah Men & Hing Cheong on Queen's Road, later at 54 Queen's Road Central
- 1931Merges with Hing Kee at 59 Queen's Road Central and takes the name A Man Hing Cheong
- 1960sMoves into the arcade of the Mandarin hotel, which opened in 1963, at the invitation of Jardines taipan Hugh Barton
- 1976Runs two shops in the Mandarin, with 60 staff in two nearby workrooms
- c. 2022Leaves the Mandarin Oriental after 59 years for the Bank of East Asia Building, 10 Des Voeux Road Central
- 2025Profiled in the first issue of GQ Hong Kong, with Poon Ying-ko, 86, as general manager
Clients named in published sources include Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, Li Ka-shing, William Holden, Joey Adams and Governors of Hong Kong.
Questions
Is A-Man Hing Cheong still in the Mandarin Oriental?
No. After 59 years in the hotel's arcade it moved around 2022 to the Bank of East Asia Building nearby, according to GQ Hong Kong (2025); a 2025 guide gives the unit as Shop A3, Lobby Floor, 10 Des Voeux Road Central. Older listings still give the Mandarin Oriental. The telephone number is +852 2522 3336.
How much does an A-Man Hing Cheong suit cost?
The firm does not publish prices. Gafencu gave suits from $1,300 in 2020; expect more now, depending on the fabric chosen.
How long does an A-Man Hing Cheong suit take?
Accounts differ. Gafencu reported two fittings and about a week in 2020, while Tatler Asia gave a minimum of three fittings. Ask how many fittings the shop plans for a first order.
What style does A-Man Hing Cheong cut?
A classic English line on a full canvas, mainly in Scabal and Holland & Sherry fabrics, with straight shoulders and medium lapels. It is known for business and formal clothes, including black tie and white tie, rather than fashion-led tailoring.
Who runs A-Man Hing Cheong?
Poon Ying-ko, its general manager, who joined as a 15-year-old apprentice in 1954 and was 86 when GQ Hong Kong profiled him in 2025. The firm is described by historian York Lo as Hong Kong's oldest continuously running tailor.
By TailorGuide · Updated April 2026
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