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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent

Floating Hong Kong restaurant capsizes in South China Sea

Jumbo Floating Restaurant
A Macau casino magnate opened the Jumbo Floating Restaurant 1976. Photograph: EyePress News/Rex/Shutterstock

One of Hong Kong’s most distinctive restaurants – the Jumbo Floating Restaurant – has capsized in the South China Sea, days after it was towed away from its home of 46 years in the territory’s Aberdeen harbour.

Its owners said in a statement on Monday that the restaurant had encountered adverse weather conditions when passing the Paracel Islands – also known as the Xisha Islands – on its way to an undisclosed location.

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