Jumbo Floating Restaurant’s sister eatery could reopen under new owner in Hong Kong, company says
- Tai Pak Floating Restaurant has been transferred to another operator at nominal consideration, company behind establishment says
- Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises also rejects allegations that it backed out of deal to sell ships including kitchen barge connected to Jumbo Floating Restaurant
The ill-fated Jumbo Floating Restaurant’s smaller sister eatery in Aberdeen could reopen under a new owner keen to preserve the attraction in Hong Kong, the company behind the two vessels has revealed.
Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises on Wednesday also rejected allegations that it backed out of a deal to sell four vessels comprising three that formed the Tai Pak Floating Restaurant and a kitchen barge connected to the Jumbo Floating Restaurant for just HK$4 (50 US cents).
The denial follows a writ filed on Tuesday by CFN Lawyers, representing King Field Shipyard Limited, accusing the operators of the Jumbo Kingdom of failing to deliver the imperial palace-like vessels in accordance with a deal struck on May 19.
The ships’ owners had agreed to sell the four vessels for HK$4 and pay HK$5.4 million to the buyer as administrative charges, comprising a HK$600,000 deposit and a HK$1.2 million handling fee for each of the four vessels, the court filing said.
The court was then asked to order the physical delivery of sister eatery Tai Pak Floating Restaurant and the capsized Jumbo to King Field with a payment of HK$4.8 million in the plaintiff’s favour alongside damages and interest.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the company “strenuously” denied that it had breached its contractual obligation to King Field, saying the agreement with the company had been “terminated”.