A holiday seafood meal on an outlying island left 98 people ill in a major food poisoning outbreak during the disease's peak season in Hong Kong.
The Department of Health said the victims ate prawns and fish at a restaurant on scenic Cheung Chau Island, then came down with abdominal pains, diarrhea and vomiting on Monday, a public holiday marking the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. The victims were all still hospitalized yesterday.
(China Daily July 5, 2002)
