Hong Kong’s floating restaurant

• A pop-up restaurant in Hong Kong’s most famous landmark sank a few days after being towed from a port that has been operating for nearly 50 years.
• The parent company said the Jumbo restaurant overturned on its way to an unknown location in the South China Sea.
• The restaurant was closed in March 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic began.

A floating restaurant in Hong Kong’s most famous landmark sank a few days after being towed from a port that has been operating for nearly 50 years.

The parent company said the Jumbo restaurant overturned on its way to an unknown location in the South China Sea. Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said it was “deeply saddened” by the incident, but none of the crew members were injured.

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The restaurant was closed in March 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic began. It is estimated that over 3 million stalls have eaten Canton food over the years, including Queen, Tom Cruise and Richard Branson.

He has appeared in several films, including Bond, but the pandemic affected the company when the restaurant refused. The shipowners said they had hired marine engineers to inspect the floating restaurant before sailing and that they had “all relevant permits”.

The ship will remain in an unknown position pending a new operator. But it was “bad” on Sunday and sank near the Paracel Islands after the floods began, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said.

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He added: “The depth of the water on the spot is over 1000 m, and rescue activities are difficult.” The pandemic is the last straw for the restaurant, but it has struggled financially over the years.

Melco International Development said last month that the company had not made a profit since 2013 and suffered significant losses.