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IAG DEC 2019年12月 亞博匯 16 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS SUNCITY GROUP SET TO OPERATE CASINO AT MANILA’S WESTSIDE CITY RESORTS WORLD 太陽城集團將在 WESTSIDE CITY RESORTS WORLD營運娛樂場 SUNCITY Group looks set to extend its global casino interests to the Philippines via a multi-layered agreement that would include operating the main hotel and casino at Westside City Resorts World – the fourth integrated resort being developed in Manila’s Entertainment City precinct. Westside City Resorts World is a sprawling, multi-billion dollar leisure and entertainment township being developed on 31-hectares by Philippines construction giant Megaworld Corporation and Resorts World Manila operator Travellers International Hotel Group, a joint venture between Genting Hong Kong and Alliance Global Group. According to a filing, Suncity Group has reached an agreement with Megaworld and an entity called Aurora Securities, Inc to purchase the entire issued share capital in Philippines-listed Suntrust Home Developers Inc. Suntrust has subsequently entered into a Co-Development Agreement under which Westside and Travellers will lease the project site for the main hotel and casino at Westside City Resorts World to Suntrust for development. Suntrust will be appointed as the “sole and exclusive operator and manager of the Main Hotel Casino” pending regulatory approval. The high-end project will include 400 gaming tables and 1,200 slot machines across both VIP and mass gaming, plus 400 five-star hotel rooms and 960 parking spaces, due to open in 4Q22. 太陽城集團 正在通過一項多方協議，將其全球娛樂場業 務拓展至菲律賓，該協議內容包括在Westside City Re- sorts World度假村運營其主酒店娛樂場。該度假村目 前正在建設中，是馬尼拉娛樂城內第四家綜合度假村。 Westside City Resorts World佔地面積達31公頃， 預計耗資數十億美元的休閒娛樂小鎮。由菲律賓建築業 巨頭Megaworld Corporation和馬尼拉名勝世界（Re- sorts World Manila）的營運商達富來國際集團（Trav- ellers International Hotel Group）共同開發。達富來國 際為雲頂香港有限公司與Alliance Global Group共同 組成的合資公司。 根據提交至香港證交所的文件，太陽城集團已經 與Megaworld及一家名為Aurora Securities, Inc的實 體達成協議，以收購菲律賓上市公司SunTrust Home Developers Inc.的全部已發行股本。 與太陽城集團投資相關的是，Westside與Sun- Trust之間訂立了共同開發協議。據此，Westside及 Travellers旨在將項目地盤出租予SunTrust以開發 Westside City Resorts World主酒店娛樂場。 SunTrust將為「主酒店娛樂場的唯一及獨家經營 商及管理人」，目前正待監管部門批准。 該高端項目將於中場及貴賓廳內擁有400張賭枱 及1200台角子機，以及計劃於2022年第四季度開放的 400間五星級酒店客房和960個停車位。Westside City Resorts World還將提供其他設施，包括大劇院、購物中 心及額外2000個停車位的其他設施。