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IAG DEC 2019年12月 亞博匯 12 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS LVS SAYS YOKOHAMA IR SHOULD BE “ICONIC LIKE MARINA BAY SANDS” 拉斯維加斯金沙稱，橫濱IR將 「如濱海灣金沙那樣成為地標性建築」 LAS Vegas Sands Managing Director – Global Development, George Tanasijevich, says any integrated resort the company builds in Yokohama should become an iconic part of the city skyline and a major contributor to the economy, emulating Singapore IR Marina Bay Sands (MBS). Tanasijevich, who is also President and CEO of MBS, made the comments during a presentation at a symposium held in the Japanese city promoting the upcoming 1st Japan IR Expo in Yokohama, to be held at PACIFICO Yokohama on 29 and 30 January 2020. Outlining LVS’ Japan vision, the veteran executive said, “I want to create entertainment not yet seen before. I want to make Yokohama a place I want to visit over and over again. “I want to build an iconic building like MBS. However, it should be a building completely different from MBS and other IRs. I want it to be unique, complementing and integrating with existing infrastructure.” TanasijevichsaidonThursday that heenvisioneda transformation taking place in Yokohama. “Of course [Yokohama] is a famous tourist destination, but I think it has more potential in its sense of existence,” he said. “I want to collaborate with residents and take it in the right direction. Perhaps we will all be able to see the results we have achieved in Singapore. I want to use that experience to create an amazing IR in Yokohama.” 拉斯維加斯 金沙集團（LVS）全球發展董事總經 理George Tanasijevich日前表示，該公司在橫 濱建造的綜合度假村（IR）都將像新加坡的濱海 灣金沙一般，成為城市天際線的標誌性地標，並 成為城市經濟的主要貢獻者。 同時身兼濱海灣金沙總裁及首席執行官的 Tanasijevich是在日本橫濱舉辦的首屆日本IR 博覽會的預熱研討會上作出上述表示。該博覽 會於2020年1月29日至30日在橫濱國際和平會 議場（PACIFICO橫濱）舉辦。 這位資深的高管在概述LVS的日本願景時 說：「我想創造前所未有的娛樂，令橫濱成為我 想一遍又一遍的去玩的地方。」 「我想打造一個如濱海灣金沙那樣的地標 性建築，完全不同於濱海灣金沙或是其他的綜 合度假村。它應該是獨一無二的，可以與現有的 基礎設施互相補充及融合。」 Tanasijevich更表示，他希望橫濱可以進行 類似的改造。 「當然，橫濱是著名的旅遊勝地。但我認為 其還有更大的開發潛力。我想與當地居民合作， 按正確的方向發展。也許所有人都看到了我們 在新加坡所取得的成果。我們想利用這種經驗 再在橫濱打造一個令人驚歎的綜合度假村。」