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IAG JAN 2020年1月 亞博匯 18 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS HANWHA CORP NAMED AS MOHEGAN’S NEW KOREAN CONTRACTOR US tribal casino operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment’s first Asian integrated resort project is back on track with the company announcing Korea’s Hanwha Corporation as its new development partner for Inspire Korea near Incheon. The US$1.6 billion phase one development, due to open in June 2022, had previously slowed after Mohegan parted ways with its original developer. The company also faced challenges in acquiring the final piece of funding to push ahead with the project, however in its quarterly earnings release Mohegan said that Inspire Korea is “under construction and remains on track for a 2022 opening. “In connection with Inspire, we are pleased to announce our partnership with Hanwha Corporation, one of the country’s largest conglomerates, who will serve as our primary general contractor and will also provide the project with important local operational expertise and credit enhancement,” Mohegan revealed. Investment in Inspire Korea includes a US$300 million cash portion from Mohegan itself, US$900 million from a consortium of “blue chip” Korean institutions, US$200 million worth of infrastructure and improvements by Incheon International Airport Corp and another US$200 million via loans. US$100 million is now set to be invested by Hanwha Corporation, Mohegan said overnight, while the new Korean partners will also manage non-gaming operations property-wide. 韓華公司獲指定成為MOHEGAN公司新的韓國承包商 美國 部落賭場營運商Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment的首個亞洲綜合度假村（IR）項 目已重回正軌。該公司於近期透露，韓國韓華公 司將成為其位於仁川附近的IR「Inspire Korea」 的最新發展合作夥伴。 投資16億美元的第一階段開發原計劃於 2022年6月開業，但由於之前Mohegan與原開 發商分道揚鑣，該項目的進度曾一度放緩。該公 司在獲得最終資金以推進該項目方面也面臨挑 戰，不過，在其發佈的季度收益報告中，該公司表 示，Inspire Korea「正在建設中，並有望在2022 年開業」。 Mohegan透露：「在Inspire項目上，我們很 高興地宣布與韓國最大的企業集團之一的韓華 公司建立合作夥伴關係，韓華公司將作為我們的 主要總承包商，為該項目提供重要的在當地運營 的專業經驗和信貸升級。」 Inspire Korea的投資金額，包括Mohgan本 身提供的3億美元現金、韓國「藍籌」機構財團提 供的9億美元、仁川國際機場進行的價值2億美 元的基礎設施和改善，以及另外2億美元的貸款。 Mohegan還表示，韓華公司將注資1億美 元，並將接管整個酒店範圍內的非博彩業務。