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IAG DEC 2020年12月 亞博匯 12 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS NAGACORP TO BUILD US$350 MILLION IR NEAR CAMBODIA’S ANGKOR WAT 金界控股將在柬埔寨吳哥窟附近 注資3.5億美元發展綜合度假村項目 NAGACORPLTD, owner and operator of NagaWorld in PhnomPenh, has revealed plans to develop a US$350 million non-gaming resort in Siem Reap aimed at promoting NagaWorld and UNESCO world heritage-listed Angkor Wat as “twin tourism icons of Cambodia.” The ambitious plan was made possible when the Cambodian government granted NagaCorp a 50-year lease on 75 hectares of land located just 500 meters south of the outer restricted zone surrounding Angkor Wat. Built in the 12th century, Angkor Wat is Cambodia’s most recognized attraction and the largest religious monument in the world. Provisionally named Angkor Lake of Wonder, NagaCorp's new development will be complete by 2025 – likely before the US$3.5 billion Naga3 expansion of NagaWorld opens for business – and incorporate high-end hotels, a water theme park, indoor hi-tech theme parks, a canal, water cruise attractions, and MICE facilities. There will also be an entertainment district called Siem Reap China Town offering street food, pubs, music and shopping, which will be integrated with gardens and water features and protected by an all-weather roof covering that “promotes natural ventilation and soft natural light.” NagaCorp said the development will serve multiple purposes – boosting visitation to Siem Reap while providing additional promotion of and access to NagaWorld by implementing new travel strategies connecting Siem Reap and Phnom Penh by air, river and road. 位於金邊的NagaWorld之所有者 及營運商金界 控股日前透露，計劃在柬埔寨暹粒發展一間價值 3.5億美元的非博彩綜合度假村，旨在將Naga- World及被聯合國教科文組織列為世界遺產的吳 哥窟發展成為柬埔寨的兩大旅遊地標。 這個雄心勃勃的計劃得以實現乃是由於該公 司的全資附屬公司NagaGroup Global Limited獲 柬埔寨政府授予一幅位於柬埔寨暹粒、距離世界 著名的吳哥窟外圍禁區以南僅約500米、佔地75公 頃的優質發展土地的50年租賃期。吳哥窟始建於 12世紀，是柬埔寨最著名的景點，也是世界上最大 的宗教建築體。 金界控股的這個新項目將於2025年完成—— 很可能在投資額達35億美元的Naga3擴建項目正 式營業之前便開始營業。該項目將包括酒店、水上 主題樂園、室內高科技主題樂園、運河、水上巡航 景點、會議展覽設施等。 此外還將設有一條暹粒唐人街，提供街頭美 食、酒吧、音樂及購物等。該娛樂區將與花園和水 景融為一體，而且商場由全天候的天幕保護，「可 促進自然通風及柔和天然光線。」 金界控股表示，該開發項目將達到多種目 的——增加暹粒市的遊客數量，同時透過海陸空交 通將暹粒和金邊連接起來，藉此推廣NagaWorld 及吳哥窟成為柬埔寨兩大旅遊地標的概念。