Sotheby's HK Sales in Context October 7, 2010 by Marion Maneker It’s Golden Week in China and Hong Kong is the place to go shopping during the holiday. More from Art Market MonitorChristie’s Hong Kong 20th C & Contemporary Evening Sale Breaks a Billion HKD ($132.6m)Phillips 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design, Hong Kong = $119.84m ($15.36m)With Sales in Hong Kong, Christie’s & Phillips Test the Asian Market’s Appetite for Western Contemporary ArtHong Kong Rises as Gem & Jewelry Center Reflecting Asian Appetite for Alternative Stores of ValueTakashi Murakami, with a Retrospective Opening in Russia, Still Wants Recognition in His Homeland Is Tepid Hong Kong Sale of Warhol’s Mao a Sign of the Chinese Market’s Lack of Interest?