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IAG AUG 2019年8月 亞博匯 12 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS SUNCITY TO APPLY MACAU LAW TO OPERATIONS IN ALL JURISDICTIONS 太陽城將依澳門法規 經營海外業務 SUNCITY Group CEO Alvin Chau has issued a pledge not to conduct any gaming operations currently outlawed in Macau in any other countries and regions, even if those operations are legally allowed within those jurisdictions. The declaration follows allegations published by a media organization linked with China state-owned news agency Xinhua, Economic Information Daily , accusing Suncity Group of signing up players who gambled in its Macau junket rooms to online gaming and proxy betting services. Both are banned under Macau and Chinese law. Speaking at a specially convened press conference, Chau reiterated Suncity’s strong denial of the allegations but nevertheless promised the company would apply the law of Macau globally — meaning Suncity will not partake in proxy betting or any online gaming operations anywhere in the world. “For any products that are legally allowed to operate in other countries and regions, the company will not adopt them if the laws of Macau do not allow it and will strictly adhere to the law of Macau,” he said. “The company has not operated the so-called online gaming platform, which is promoting gaming and conducting monetary settlement in Mainland China without physical gambling chips.” 太陽城集團 行政總裁周焯華日前做出承諾：即使在其他國家地區 是法律容許經營的產品，但若澳門的法規不容許，則太陽城將不 會從事。 該聲明是在內地官媒新華社下屬《經濟參考報》發文指責太 陽城集團安排介紹其澳門貴賓廳玩家註冊網絡博彩遊戲及代理 下注之後做出。後兩種行為被澳門及中國內地法律所嚴禁。 在專就此事召開的記者招待會上，周焯華重申太陽城強烈否 認這些指控，但同時承諾未來太陽城的所有海外業務將依照澳門 法規為標準進行經營——這意味著，未來太陽城即使是海外業務 亦不會參與任何網絡博彩及代理投注業務。 周焯華稱，「即使在其他國家地區是法律容許經營的產品，但 在澳門的法規不容許的情況下集團不會採用，並以澳門的法律為 依歸」。 「公司並沒有經營沒有實體賭枱籌碼、在內地進行推廣及結 算的網絡博彩平台，也沒有報導所指的超過中國彩票總收益，擾 亂國家金融秩序的行為。」