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IAG AUG 2020年8月 亞博匯 13 ALVIN CHAU DETAILS SUNCITY VIP CLUB FINANCES, DENIES INFO BREACH 周焯華詳細披露太陽城貴賓會的 財務狀況，強調從未洩露客戶訊息 THE CEO of leading Asian junket operator Suncity Group, Alvin Chau, has taken the unprecedented step of disclosing the finances of Suncity VIP Club – the non-listed arm that runs its VIP clubs across Asia – following rumors that the company was a target of a mainland China anti-crime operation. In a seven-minute recorded video message, Chau denied a series of rumors about Suncity Group that recently spread across social media, including suggestions the company had been subsidizing Hong Kong rioters, had been targeted by mainland Chinese authorities, that those same authorities possessed information of their customers and that Suncity was unable to cover the financial deposits of its clients. According to Chau, none of those rumors are true. Providing images of Suncity Group bank statements to support his claims, Chau stated that Suncity VIP Club recognized a total amount of fiscal reserve of HK$10.58 billion (US$1.36 billion) and has “cash flows in cage” to be used in the daily operation of the Suncity VIP Club of HK$18.6 billion (US$2.40 billion). It also has total deposits of HK$16.5 billion (US$2.13 billion) in two Macau banks, he revealed. “We have the capability and enough capital to offset any bad debts and chip deposits of all clients,” Chau said. “I would like to reiterate that Suncity is a very stable financial platform.” In response to indications that an anti-crime operation is currently underway in mainland China, Chau said this was “completely inconsistent and irrelevant with ‘targeting Suncity’ as mentioned in the rumors.” Chau also strongly denied talk that authorities in mainland China had acquired customer information, and that the group’s Sun Finance App may have been breached. 請於asgam.com註冊獲取《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com 亞洲領先 的博彩中介人機構太陽城集團行政總裁兼董事周焯華 以前所未有的方式，披露太陽城貴賓會的財務狀況，此舉旨在反 駁幾日前四起之有關太陽城成為內地打擊犯罪活動目標之謠言。 太陽城貴賓會遍佈亞洲多個區域，屬太陽城集團未上市之業務分 部。 在時長7分鐘的錄製視頻中，周焯華否認了近期於社交媒體 上流傳的針對太陽城的諸多謠言，其中包括謠傳該公司一直在資 助香港暴亂分子、內地執法機關正針對太陽城進行反罪惡行動並 已掌握太陽城貴賓會的客戶資料、以及太陽城無力兌現其客戶存 款。 周焯華稱，上述謠言皆不符合事實。 周焯華在影片中提供了銀行對賬單來力證公司財務的穩健。 其透露，太陽城貴賓會儲備總額約為105.8億港幣，用於貴賓會日 常營運的帳房銀頭總額為186億港幣，此外，於澳門兩家銀行共有 存款165億港幣。 「集團資產總額完全足以覆蓋所有客人的存碼，且絕對有能 力抵銷可預見的虧損及壞帳。」周焯華稱，「我同大家強調，我們是 一個財務非常穩健的平台。」 而針對有跡象顯示近日內地公安機關正進行一個全國性的 反罪惡行動，周焯華表示，「跟謠言中所說的『針對太陽城』完全不 符。」 他同時堅決否認內地執法機關掌握太陽城貴賓會的客戶資 料，以及該集團的手機應用程式可能已經遭到黑客攻擊的說法。