Inside Asian Gaming

inside asian gaming November 2017 18 JC: I think the Macau government has been going down the right path. All the initiatives to make the city better, such as the “world center for tourism and leisure” initiative and the “smart city” upgrades – I think the government is working very hard already. There have been changes at the top within the government administration and more and more is being done by the new people. If I am to say what more can be done, I’d think that maybe further improvements to the infrastructure and the need to make sure that the local people are taken care of, not just by protecting them but by providing them better and more job opportunities, which, as I said, the government is already doing. But maybe the efforts can be further increased. BB: Conversely, what do you feel Macau’s major gaming operators and manufacturers can do better? JC: I think a better and closer working relationship, that we can all work together to benefit Macau. Obviously in many ways we are competitors, but our aim is to help Macau. Over the past several years, the major operators and manufacturers have started working a lot closer together and hopefully this can be improved further. BB: Of course, diversification has been the buzz word for the past few years. How successful do you think both the government and the operators have been so far in diversifying? Cover Story JC: Again, I think we have been going down the right path and we’ve done a lot to bring MICE and sports and culture and non- gaming attractions to Macau. Moving forward, I think we will need to refine our offerings and provide something that’s not just more, but something that’s better – more high-tech, more customer friendly and more suitable for tech-savvy young people. BB: What is your ideal vision of Macau in the future? JC: My vision is for Macau to continue leveraging its advantages of being central to the Asian gaming world, being the largest gaming market and being the primary link between China and Portuguese- speaking countries. I want us to become the world’s model of a “smart city.” Because of Macau’s size and the structure of our economy, we have an excellent opportunity to do this. BB: Finally Mr Chun, between the MGEMA and MGS, Paradise, LT Game, Kampek and more, you’re a very busy man. How exactly do you share your time between your many roles and more importantly, what do you like to do on those rare occasions when you aren’t working? JC: I don’t see my job as “working.” I enjoy my work and it is my personal interest and hobby. I believe that, if I only treat what I do as my “job,” then this will bring me pressure and this can be boring. But if working is my interest and hobby and this is what I like doing, then I am enjoying myself when I am busy. I feel great being busy. “Over the past several years, the major operators and manufacturers have started working a lot closer together and hopefully this can be improved further.”