A WAITER SERVES CUSTOMERS IN A KARAOKE BAR IN HONG KONG, 2003-05-20 (photo)

A waiter, wearing mask to protect herself from catching the SARS virus, serves customers at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong May 20, 2003. More than 200,000 people are employed by Hong Kong's approximately 10,000 restaurants, supporting more than a million people in the territory of nearly seven million, industry groups say. Worried about catching the deadly disease, many consumers have shunned public places like stores and restaurants while tourists give the territory a wide berth, dealing a crushing blow to a host of businesses which had been already been suffering from the week economy. REUTERS/Kin Cheung KC/FA