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IAG AUG 2020年8月 亞博匯 18 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS THE LONDONER MACAO TO BE READY IN SEPTEMBER: DR WILFRED WONG 王英偉：澳門倫敦人將於九月準備就緒 THE first phase of Sands China’s US$2 billion transformation of Sands Cotai Central into The Londoner Macao will be complete by September, according to the company’s President Dr Wilfred Wong. Speaking at the launch of a three-day Sands China “Shopping Carnival,” Dr Wong said the hotel and casino renovations were tracking ahead of schedule with construction on the ambitious project having continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our construction progress was not postponed, but has been even faster than expectations since there have been no tourists,” he said. “The Londoner Macao will open in phases in 2020 and 2021 but the majority of construction has been completed. Only the façade is still waiting for the government’s approval.” While Dr Wong has highlighted September as the month to watch, he noted an exact opening date is yet to be determined and will depend on border restrictions at the time. “We hope the pace (of The Londoner Macao’s opening) will have consistency with the government’s border reopening policies. Once we have enough visitors, we could open The Londoner Macao at any time,” he said. Wong revealed that work on luxury suites at The Four Seasons has also been completed but opening has again been delayed until visitors start to return. 金沙中國 總裁王英偉稱，金沙中國投資 20億美元改造的倫敦人項目，首階段可 以於今年九月完成。 王英偉在「金沙物美嘉年華」的開 幕式上表示，酒店和娛樂場的翻新工程 正按計劃進行，這項工程在新冠疫情期 間始終持續推進。 他說：「我們的工程進度沒有延遲， 反而因為沒有遊客而加快。倫敦人澳門 會如期於2020年和2021年開放，而大部 分的改造工程已經完成，只剩外牆仍在 等候政府審批。」 雖然王英偉表示九月就準備就緒， 但亦指出正式開張日期仍需視乎開關 安排。 他表示：「我們希望（倫敦人的開 張）步伐與政府開關安排一致，一有足 夠客流就可隨時開放。」 王英偉又透露，四季酒店奢華客房 的翻新已經完成，但仍需等待開關讓旅 客到來才會開放。