Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Kingdom floating restaurants to close ‘until further notice’
- Jumbo Kingdom in Aberdeen Harbour to suspend business from Tuesday until further notice due to the ‘severe impact’ of Covid-19 outbreak
- Restaurant hosted Queen Elizabeth and Tom Cruise among other celebrities, and also featured in a James Bond movie
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Kingdom floating restaurants will close their doors from this week “until further notice” as the coronavirus outbreak continues to slam a food and beverage industry that has been reeling since social unrest since last year.
“As of March 3 and until further notice, Jumbo Kingdom will suspend its day-to-day operation,” said Hong Kong-listed owner and conglomerate Melco International Development, in a statement on Monday.
“This decision has been taken in light of the severe impact Covid-19 has had on the restaurants’ business. We will continue to monitor the commercial outlook for Jumbo and will provide any relevant updates in due course.”
The Jumbo Floating Restaurant was first opened in 1976 by Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, and is run under Melco’s subsidiary Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises. It later acquired the Tai-Pak Floating Restaurant in 1987.
Both restaurants, located in Aberdeen Harbour on the south side of Hong Kong Island, are collectively known as Jumbo Kingdom.
