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IAG MAR 2021年3月 亞博匯 60 JAPAN between 1946 and 1958 while the Anti-Prostitution Law was being enforced. Ota further opined, “Pachinko has been made legal (although cash exchange is not allowed) and is said to be a JPY20 trillion industry, and how has that turned out? I believe essentially, pachinko also doesn’t work.” Yokohama has chosen an IR bid to break through the economic difficulties it faces, and if that plan is gone, another one must be presented in its place. Councilman Ota thinks the IR candidate location at Yamashita Pier should instead be used for a cutting-edge research center for robots, as well as a seaside resort. Other ideas for raising revenue include development of a former US military base site nearby and abolition of the systematic rehiring of civil servants who have passed retirement age, but surely none of these or even a combination thereof would attain the economic waves an IR would. Meanwhile, incumbent Mayor Hayashi, who is in favor of an IR, has not made it clear if she will run for reelection. This is her third term and according to a Yokohama ordinance mayors must “make efforts to avoided being appointed to mayor more than three terms.” Ota’s stance is, “There is nothing legally binding here. I personally would like to run against Mayor Hayashi.” What would happen if any anti-IR candidate, if not Councilman Ota, was to win this election? According to the Yokohama schedule, the new mayor would be announced just prior to or just after the RFP is complete. As it will definitely happen before a basic agreement is signed, such an outcome could be disastrous for an operator who has spent a massive amount of time, effort and money on the RFP. IAG asked the Yokohama IR Promotion Council if they had any obligation of compensation in such an 現在某些地區，而那些地區將會從這事上賺錢，這和從前的赤線 地帶(Akasen)不是一樣嗎？」他口中的赤線地帶就是紅燈區。這些 區域在警察的地圖上都會以紅色線圈起來，在1946至1958年間《 反娼妓法律》生效時，這些紅燈區中都有某程度上受到允許的娼 妓活動。 太田進一步指出：「彈珠機都已經被合法化(雖然換取現金依 然未被允許)，而且被指是一個價值20兆日圓的行業，但最後的結 果又是甚麼呢？我相信基本上彈珠機亦沒有成功過。」 橫濱已經選擇了以爭取建立綜合度假村來打破其正在面對 的經濟困局，如果該計劃告吹的話，就必須有另一個計劃端上檯 面。市議員太田認為，現時綜合度假村的選址山下碼頭應該用於 建立劃時代的機械人研究中心以及海邊度假村。其他增加收入的 提議，還包括重新發展一個在附近已被廢棄的美軍基地，以及廢 除現時反聘已過退休年齡公務員的系統化做法。但可以肯定的 是，這些提議的任何一種甚至總體加起來，都不會能夠匹敵一個 綜合度假村世界所引發的的經濟波瀾。 與此同時，贊成綜合度假村的現任市長林文子並未清楚說明 會否競逐連任。這已是她的第三個任期，而根據橫濱的法令，市長 應該「盡力避免超過三次被委任為市長」。太田的立場就是：「在這 事上並沒有任何法律約束力。我個人會比較希望做林文子市長的 對手。」 即使不是太田市議員當選，如果任何反對綜合度假村的候選 人在選戰中勝出呢？根據橫濱的時間表，新市長的人選將於建議 書徵集程序完成之前或緊接其後公佈。由於這事必然會發生在簽 署基本協議之前，所以如此的結果對於在建議書徵集一事上投入 大量時間，精力及金錢的營運商而言，將會是一場災難。 《亞博匯》曾詢問橫濱綜合度假村推廣委員會(Yokohama IR Promotion Council)，到底他們在這種情況發生後有沒有義務作 出賠償。該委員的代表就回應指：「關於這種義務，暫時未有決定。 對於建議書徵集程序的一切負擔，其責任都在營運商身上。」至於 時間方面，委員會就指出：「我們不知道到底是選舉還是營運商篩 選會先發生。兩者之間實際上並沒有任何關聯。」 如此的話，就會產生一個重大的問題。世界上最大型的綜合 度假村營運商都正湧到橫濱。另一方面，就只有美高梅國際酒店