Hong Kong’s landmark Jumbo Seafood Restaurant has been in business for 46 years: Why did no one take over the filming locations such as “God of Cookery”? -Movies, heated discussions among netizens, ships – Fast Technology (the media of Drive Home) – Technology changes the future

Due to the lack of a suitable operator and the expiry of its maritime license, Jumbo Seafood Restaurant has moved out of Hong Kong on the 14th of this month.

The Aberdeen Catering Group announced that the Jumbo Seafood Boat was sailing to the waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on the afternoon of Saturday (18th) when it encountered wind and waves, and the ship entered the water and began to tip. The tugboat company in charge of the voyage failed to try to rescue, and the seafood boat finally turned over in the water yesterday (19th).

Over the past 46 years, Jumbo Seafood Restaurant has stood in the southern district of Hong Kong Island and has become a unique landmark for residents and tourists to stop and pay attention to, and it is a collective memory of Hong Kong people.

According to reports, Jumbo Seafood Restaurant, which opened in October 1976, has been popular with citizens and tourists and has become a tourist attraction in Hong Kong and the Southern District. Since 2013, Jumbo Seafood Restaurant has been unable to make ends meet, and its operations have continued to lose money. The outbreak of the new crown epidemic has further impacted the catering and tourism industry, with a cumulative loss of more than 100 million yuan. It has been closed since March 2020. Its maritime license expired in June this year. Officially moved out of Hong Kong on the 14th, and plans to go to Southeast Asia for maintenance.

Aberdeen Catering Group said earlier that in the past year, the group discussed with more than a dozen companies and institutions to donate Jumbo Seafood Restaurant for free, but all parties said that the operating costs were high, so it could not be achieved. After it goes out of business, it costs millions of dollars in inspections, repairs and maintenance each year to meet its licensing and other requirements, a heavy financial burden on both the company and its shareholders.

Jumbo Seafood Restaurant is a “Jumbo Kingdom” with an area of ​​45,000 square feet and can accommodate more than 2,300 guests. It has six banquet halls with different characteristics and can accommodate up to 720 people for a banquet. Therefore, it has “the largest sea food in the world”. government”.

The Seafood Fang is also the location for many films, including the classic Hong Kong films “The God of Cookery” and “Infernal Affairs 2”, “Dragon Fight” starring Bruce Lee, and the “007” series of films “Iron King vs. The Golden Gun”. View from the boat. Scenes from the famous video game “Furious Wolf 2” and “Resident Evil 6” are also taken from this treasure.

However, the fate of the Jumbo Seafood Restaurant seems to have always been tortuous. It opened in 1976 and could have operated five years earlier. However, due to a fire during the interior decoration, the Seafood Restaurant was severely burned, and even affected nearby fishing boats, resulting in 34 deaths and 42 injuries. , and it was only opened after wealthy businessmen such as Stanley Ho and Zheng Yutong raised 30 million Hong Kong dollars to rebuild.

The seafood boat originated from the “Getang Boat” in Guangzhou, which is a boat that provides entertainment to fishermen. As early as the 1930s, there were no restaurants and restaurants in Aberdeen. Many people on the water who immigrated to Hong Kong from Guangzhou operated “Kingtang Ships” in Aberdeen, providing wedding and banquet venues for the people on the water in Aberdeen. .

Since it was not easy for citizens to eat fresh seafood at that time, after the diners of the seafood restaurant ordered, the staff would bring the fish from the sea to cook on the spot, which became the unique advantage of the seafood restaurant.

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