6/24/2022

Hong Kong Says Goodbye to Jumbo Floating Restaurant

Goodbye Jumbo Floating Restaurant. After floating in Aberdeen Harbor in Hong Kong for 46 years, the iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant was towed away, and it unexpectedly capsized at the South China Sea. Millions of guests, including celebrities like Chow Yun Fat and Queen Elizabeth, visited to dine at the establishment. Celebrated by many, it was featured in Hollywood films like the 1974 James Bond movie “The Man with the Golden Gun” and the 1996 classic Cantonese comedy “the God of Cookery.” Although the restaurant is an iconic Hong Kong landmark, it took a massive financial hit during the pandemic. Jumbo temporarily closed by March 2020, and the Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises permanently closed its door when they couldn’t find a buyer. With no prospective buyer, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises got the restaurant towed to be stored for the time being on June 14th, 2022. The floating restaurant started to capsize almost a week after towing - near Paracel Islands. No crew members were injured. Hong Kong lawmakers are now calling on the government to launch a more thorough investigation.

6/24/2022

Hong Kong Says Goodbye to Jumbo Floating Restaurant

Goodbye Jumbo Floating Restaurant. After floating in Aberdeen Harbor in Hong Kong for 46 years, the iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant was towed away, and it unexpectedly capsized at the South China Sea. Millions of guests, including celebrities like Chow Yun Fat and Queen Elizabeth, visited to dine at the establishment. Celebrated by many, it was featured in Hollywood films like the 1974 James Bond movie “The Man with the Golden Gun” and the 1996 classic Cantonese comedy “the God of Cookery.” Although the restaurant is an iconic Hong Kong landmark, it took a massive financial hit during the pandemic. Jumbo temporarily closed by March 2020, and the Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises permanently closed its door when they couldn’t find a buyer. With no prospective buyer, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises got the restaurant towed to be stored for the time being on June 14th, 2022. The floating restaurant started to capsize almost a week after towing - near Paracel Islands. No crew members were injured. Hong Kong lawmakers are now calling on the government to launch a more thorough investigation.

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After 10 Years In Hiding, Salman Rushdie Stabbed On Stage

Salman Rushdie, author of ‘The Satanic Verses and ‘Midnight’s Children’’, is fighting life-changing injuries to his heart, liver, and eyes after being repeatedly stabbed on-stage while giving a lecture. While the suspect, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, was just indicted by a grand jury on Thursday August 18, he told the New York Post that his motivation came from Rushdie’sattacks on Islam and its beliefs. Rushdie’s controversial 1988 novel left Muslims feeling outraged and that the book’s author was claiming verses of the Qur’an were “the work of the Devil”. ‘Satanic Verses’ is a phrase unknown to Muslims, and coined by Orientalist Western academics who were specializing in the study of cultures considered Eastern. Rushdie’s title immediately sparked protest because it refers to a legend about Prophet Muhammad that both Sunni and Shiite Muslims believe are fabricated by idolators. Rushdie’s book was also considered offensive because it portrayed weakness in the Prophet Muhammad, and Muslims felt that Rushdie was questioning Muhammad’s credibility as the messenger of God. The book was banned in many parts of the world, including Iran, India and Pakistan, and former Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini even issued a fatwa - or decree - calling for his death. Though the Iranian government has since separated itself from the fatwa, the price on Rushdie’s head recently increased to over $3M. For nearly a decade, the award-winning author went into hiding and lived under police protection, though in recent years became more lax about this, even venturing outside without bodyguard protection at times. Now, the outspoken defender of writers’ freedom of expression is living openly in New York, and once again at the center of free speech debate in literature.

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