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.
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.
