Fenwick the Dock, one of the city's most notorious late-night discos, will close tomorrow morning, just as the biggest drinking weekend of the year gets under way.
Police opposed a renewal of the disco's licence with the Liquor Licensing Board due to 'ongoing incidents'. Last drinks will be called sometime early tomorrow morning, meaning the disco will not profit from the thirsty Rugby Sevens crowd.
A source from the Lockhart Road disco said they would appeal against the decision because more than 40 workers stood to lose their jobs.
'It is very hard on us that we have to close just one day before the three biggest business days of the entire year,' the source said.
Word of mouth has made Fenwick's, as it is known, famous not only in Hong Kong but across Asia. The cavernous disco has been packed seven nights a week since July 2002, much to the envy of other bar and disco owners in the area.
Wan Chai district police commander Blake Hancock said the timing of the closure, before the Sevens, was entirely coincidental.
