Aberdeen Jumbo Seafood Restaurant, which has been closed for more than two years due to the epidemic, its operator, Melco International’s subsidiary “Aberdeen Restaurant Group”, said on the 30th of last month that it had decided to move Jumbo Seafood Restaurant out of Hong Kong this month, causing concern from the outside world. . In the middle of the night yesterday (31st), some citizens found the seafood boat moored in Shenwan, and the kitchen boat on the side was suspected of falling into the water and tipping over.fromPhotographer Alan Chan The photos taken this morning show that the galley boat has collapsed to the sea, the windows on one side of the hull are completely facing the sky, and the galley boat is also separated from the building complex of the seafood boat.
According to the group’s statement, they have tried to donate “Jumbo Kingdom” to enterprises or institutions that intend to take over the operation. The government also agreed that the group will donate the “Jumbo Kingdom” to Ocean Park operation free of charge as part of the “Vibrant Hong Kong Island South” project. Ocean At the end of last year, the park informed them that it might not find a suitable third-party organization to operate, and might not implement the donation plan, and the seafood restaurant was also suspended from March 2020 due to the impact of the epidemic. The Group stated that the seafood boats will be inspected, maintained and stored following being moved out of Hong Kong. They are currently looking for suitable berths to reduce costs. Waiting for new operators to emerge, they will find new ways for the project.
Legislative Council member Yao Pak-leung of the tourism industry expressed on the RTHK program “Millennium” this morning (1st) that he hoped that the relocation of the seafood restaurant from Hong Kong would be temporary and would not be gone forever. , or retain it from the perspective of conservation through charitable funds; and Legislative Council member Chan Ka-pei believes that the government does not want to use public funds to support the project, but can also provide support through other methods, such as policy support, and hopes that the next government will establish a new cultural, sports and The Tourist Office can revitalize the project.
