Under the influence of the epidemic, Treasure Seafood Restaurant, a well-known aquatic restaurant in Hong Kong, which has been popular for more than 41 years, fired all its employees at the beginning of this month and announced that it would stop operating.
Treasure Seafood Restaurant witnessed the development of Hong Kong from a small fishing village to a metropolis. The Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter and the restaurant's own development history bear the cultural history of Hong Kong and the collective memories of Hong Kong people. This floating restaurant has attracted more than 31 million visitors, including politicians and business leaders from all over the world
Queen Elizabeth II, movie stars Tom Cruise, Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li, and it is also the shooting place of films such as "God of Food" and "Infernal Affairs 2".
In early March, Treasure Seafood Restaurant, a famous tourist landmark in Hong Kong that has been popular for more than 41 years, fired all its employees and announced that it would suspend its business until further notice. When the local residents heard the news, they punched in their cards as a souvenir, leaving a sound of lamentation, because it once carried the collective memories of generations of Hong Kong people. Its success story can be traced back to the 1921s.
At that time, there was an upsurge of opening restaurants on water in Hong Kong, and the seafood boat business was popular. By the heyday of the 1951s, more than a dozen seafood boats were moored at the Aberdeen typhoon shelter.
Wang Laoji, a businessman, saw business opportunities and raised funds to build a treasure seafood boat in the 1991s. Unexpectedly, he was hit by a fourth-class fire and was seriously damaged. In 1971, Stanley Ho, the gambling king of Macau, took over the treasure seafood boat from the businessman Wang Laoji.
It cost HK$ 31 million and took four years to rebuild. Zhenbao Seafood Restaurant officially opened in 1976. From the opening to 2113, the gambling king himself will hold a banquet here to celebrate his birthday.
in 1981, Jumbo Floating Restaurant, Taibai floating restaurant and Cape Palace (later renamed as "Treasure Palace"), which had been competing for many years, reached a merger, and both of them were operated by Aberdeen Catering Enterprise Co., Ltd., managed by Shun Tak Group under Stanley Ho. ? However, Zhenbao Seafood Restaurant was transferred to Melco International in 1993, and was managed by He Youlong, the son of the gambling king Fannie and Freddie. This is also the only catering project of this company.
Look carefully at the interior of the whole restaurant. In fact, the most important thing is not what food is eaten in it, but the whole luxurious decoration is not affordable for ordinary people. According to reports, the decoration cost inside has reached hundreds of millions. In the past, the gambling king earned more than 2 billion yuan a year by it.
The whole sea restaurant is as luxurious as a palace, and it feels like a magnificent place. It is indeed a super-luxury tourist attraction. Young gamblers also like to hold birthday banquets at Treasure Square, and when they invite high-ranking officials to dinner, they must name their own Treasure Square.
It can be seen that the grand occasion of this maritime restaurant in that year was unprecedented and unparalleled in other places.
It can only be said that the world has changed, and the purely commercial restaurant life is gradually becoming less and less popular with young people. Once, the glory of this treasure shop can never go back. According to the media, half of the reasons for its decline are directly related to He Youlong, the main manager.
The grand occasion of the past is gone, and Mr. Stanley Ho, the gambling king, has passed away. It is estimated that this sea restaurant in the back will no longer be able to continue to operate.