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Famous Hong Kong Floating Restaurant Towed Away

Jumbo Floating Restaurant on Aberdeen Harbor in Hong Kong was towed away on Tuesday after being closed by the pandemic. The owners of the famed eating place could not find investors¹ to reopen the historic site.

Jumbo Floating Restaurant opened in 1976 and served Cantonese food and seafood² like slow-cooked baby pig and lobster³. More than 30 million people ate there over the years.

Some of the restaurant's famous visitors were Queen Elizabeth and movie star Tom Cruise.

The business owner, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises, said it became too costly⁴ to keep the property in good condition while it was closed. The floating restaurant required millions of dollars each year in maintenance and inspection⁵ costs.

On Tuesday, several small boats pulled the restaurant away from its place in the harbor. Officials did not say where the property was going.

"We do not foresee that it can resume business in the immediate⁶ future," the company said.

Some area lawmakers called for the government to step in and buy the restaurant. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam rejected the idea. Lam said the government was "not good" at running a business like a restaurant.

Some Hong Kong residents expressed regret at the loss of the restaurant.

Wong Chi-wah operates a boat in the harbor. He talked about the old days of Jumbo Kingdom and said many Japanese visitors would come.

"The streets were full of parked vehicles as visitors arrived in big groups," he said.

Encore Sin said Hong Kong was losing something unusual.

"If the restaurant leaves today, there is definitely a sense of loss, not just for people who live around this area but for the whole of Hong Kong," said Sin.

Sin said he has been to many places in the world to take photographs.

"Where else in the world are there such floating restaurants?" Sin asked. "I don't think there are any left."

Words in This Story

tow– v. to hook a rope or attachment⁷ to something and pull it away

maintenance – n. the act of fixing or repairing something on a regular period of time

foresee– v. to look into the future

resume– v. to start something again after stopping

resident– n. a person who lives in a place or city

park – v. to stop and leave a car on the side of a road

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

3 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

4 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

5 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 attachment   

n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附

参考例句：

• She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
• She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。