Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING MAR 2019 24 COVER STORY not be a big project, then people will come to know that this is the type of project that is needed to invigorate the brand Boracay used to have. It’s always been one of the top five beach islands of the world and we truly want to be part of it and make sure we would be able to elevate it back to the same position as before. MC: You’re not worried about airlift to get enough people to your resort? FL: Currently our plan is only about 100 villas. We are not going to worry too much about the logistics. It’s going to be low density, a beach resort of 100 villas. MC: Let’s talk about another beach resort, the project in Hengqin? FL: Hengqin, we continue to be very optimistic for the long term, but there are certain policies that need to be [enacted]. We talk about the Greater Pearl River Delta. Truly, we felt Hengqin and Macau are two sides [that] should cross- fertilize a lot more. Right now, the immigration policy is that our customers, when they go from Macau to Hengqin, they do not have the visa to come back. This is a national policy that needs to be in place before Hengqin can become much more integrated with Macau. This is something that we continue to be communicating with the government. We think it is going to happen, now the question is the amount of time. We continue working on the plan to make sure what we’re going to build in Hengqin is going to complement what we have in Macau. Meanwhile we wait for the policy to be introduced. MC: To start the resort, does Galaxy need eased movement between Hengqin and Macau approved? FL: It is a little bit tied together, because without the policy of getting our customers in there and back, it is difficult for us to start any project soon. Galaxy’s dream of building a casino-resort on the Philippine holiday island of Boracay remains in limbo