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Jumbo Kingdom () consists of the Jumbo Floating Restaurant (珍寶海鮮舫) and the adjacent Tai Pak Floating Restaurant (太白海鮮舫), renowned tourist attractions in Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter, within Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbour. Over 30 million visitors have visited Jumbo Kingdom, including Queen Elizabeth II, John Wayne, Chad Garvin, David Bowie, Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chow Yun Fat, Stephen Chow and Gong Li.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Jumbo Kingdom )〕 There was also a Jumbo Kingdom Manila in Manila Bay, Philippines, but it was closed after 8 years of operation. Jumbo Kingdom is part of Melco International Development Limited, a company listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ==History== Floating restaurants appeared in the typhoon shelter shortly after World War II. The Sea Palace Floating Restaurant was sold and towed to Australia.〔(Hong Kong Extras: Aberdeen )〕 The Tai Pak Floating Restaurant was established in 1952.〔(Hong Kong (& Macau) Stuff: "Tai Pak Floating Restaurant, Aberdeen" )〕 On 30 October 1971〔 a fire occurred at the Jumbo Floating Restaurant, before its opening.〔 Up to 34 workers were killed.〔NFPA.org. "(NFPA.org )." ''Key dates in fire history.'' Retrieved on 2008-02-21.〕 The Jumbo Kingdom was established in October 1976 by Dr. Stanley Ho after four years and over HK$30 million were spent to design and build it.〔 It was originally decorated in the style of an ancient Chinese imperial palace. In 2000, two tugboats brought one of the floating barges (Palace) from the Aberdeen Harbour to the mouth of Manila Bay, and it was rebranded as the "Jumbo Kingdom Manila". Much of the original ancient Chinese imperial palace style renovation has been retained. The Jumbo Kingdom went through a major multimillion-dollar renovation in 2003, which transformed it into a theme park on the sea including dining, shopping, sightseeing and cultural attractions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jumbo Kingdom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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