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IAG NOV 2019年11月 亞博匯 71 2019 亞博匯50強 CHEN LIP KEONG FOUNDER, CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER AND CEO NagaCorp 曾立強 創始人、控股股東及行政總裁 金界控股有限公司 CLAIMS TO FAME • Majority shareholder in NagaCorp, the first casino company listed in Hong Kong • Naga holds 70-year license with a 40-year monopoly to 2035 in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh 名成事跡 • 作為首家於香港上市的博彩及娛樂公司 - 金界控股有限公司的控股 股東 • 金界在柬埔寨金邊持有為期達70年的娛樂場牌照、並享有至2023年 為期41年的獨家娛樂場經營權 14 CELEBRATING its second anniversary in November, Naga2 changed the game for NagaCorp and its CEO Chen Lip Keong, who owns 66% of the company, boosting his net worth beyond US$5 billion. Dr Chen acquired a large block of those shares by financing construction of Naga2 and he’s poised to repeat the formula for Naga3, an even larger extension of the Phnom Penh integrated resort. It’s smart to follow the Naga2 playbook. Dr Chen provided US$392 million to build the extension and NagaCity Walk, the underground shopping mall joining it to the original NagaWorld across the street. Naga2’s Paul Steelman designed twin towers added 900 guest rooms, 300 gaming tables, 2,500 machines, a 2,200 seat theater and a dozen F&B outlets. Gross gaming revenue rose 55% to US$1.4 billion in 2018 from a year earlier, Naga2’s first full year of operation, and increased another 22% in the first half. VIP roll grew 71% in 2018 and 38% in 1H19, while mass revenue expanded 57% and 34% respectively. EBITDA reached US$512 million last year, up 60%, and grew 41% in the first half. Naga aims to extend its winning formula to Naga3. Pending shareholder approval, Dr Chen will finance half the US$3.5 billion cost by purchasing new shares, with company cash flow covering the rest. Naga has acquired a 16,837 square meter (181,166 square foot) site, more than double its present footprint, behind Naga2. Preliminary plans include expanding gaming, adding 4,000 guests rooms for a complex total beyond 6,000, plus entertainment that leverages its multiple skyscrapers towering above the Mekong River. The company is also building a casino hotel in the Primorsky Entertainment Zone outside Vladivostok, expected to open in 2021. 在 11月慶祝兩週年之際，Naga2為今界控股以及擁有其66%股份的行政總裁 曾立強開創新局，使其淨資產增加至超過50億美元。曾立強通過為Naga2的建 設提供資金而獲取持有股份中的一大部份，並將準備為位於金邊的綜合度假村 Naga3施展同樣模式。 遵循Naga2的設計巧思，曾醫生提供了3.92億美元來建造擴建的部份以 及NagaCity步行街，並將作為地下購物中心與對街的金界娛樂城連接起來。 由建築師Paul Steelman為Naga2設計的雙子塔將增加900間客房、300張賭 桌、2500台電子博彩機、一座可容納2200名觀眾的劇院以及十多家餐飲設施。 2018年的總博彩收入較上年同期增長55%至14億美元，在Naga2的首 次全年營運當中，今年上半年同比更增長達22%。貴賓泥碼於2018年增加71% ，2019年上半年則增加38%，中場盈利分別增長57%及34%。去年EBITDA達 5.12億美元，增長60%，今年上半年則增長41%。 金界的目標是將其成功模式擴展到Naga3。在獲股東批准之前，曾醫生將 通過購買新股的方式支付35億美元成本當中的一半，其餘部份將由公司現金流 支付。 POWER SCORE 權能指數 : 1,535 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名 : 14