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IAG JUN 2021年6月 亞博匯 13 請於asgam.com註冊獲取《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com SUNCITY GROUP WITHDRAWS FROM JAPAN IR RACE 太陽城集團退出日本IR角逐 SUNCITY GROUP has withdrawn from the race to develop an integrated resort in Wakayama, Japan. In a statement, Suncity CEO Alvin Chau said, “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the uncertain situation surrounding a huge number of companies around the world may continue for a long time, and the IR project procedure in Japan also is expected to take much longer. Therefore, we have considered the risks to our business and the fact that things are still uncertain and have decided to withdraw. “In Japan’s IR business, I had the opportunity to propose a concept in Wakayama. For the efforts and contributions of the IR team consisting of specialist consultants from Japan, Hong Kong and Macau, and the support and cooperation so far, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all concerned parties and local residents for their kindness.” Suncity was one of two candidates in Wakayama, the other being Clairvest Neem Ventures (Tokyo) – a subsidiary of Canadian investment firm The Clairvest Group. Wakayama had been due to announce its winning candidate in mid- April but said at the time it was delaying the decision until the end of the month. No such announcement has since been forthcoming. 太陽城集團 日前已退出在日本和歌山開發綜 合度假村的角逐。 太陽城集團主席周焯華在一份聲明中 表示，鑑於新冠肺炎疫情對業界的巨大影響， 以及全球企業面對的不確定性將長期持續下 去，加上日本IR投標過程所需時間，超出計劃 預期等各種因素，而需作出相關決定。 「在日本IR業務中，我曾有機會在和歌 山市提出一個概念計劃。對於由日本、香港及 澳門的專家顧問所組成的國際顧問團隊的努 力及貢獻，以及有關各方及當地居民的好意、 支持及合作，我們由衷地表示感謝。」 太陽城集團是和歌山IR的兩個候選人之 一。另一家是加拿大投資公司The Clairvest Group的東京子公司Clairvest Neem Ven- tures。 和歌山原定於4月中旬宣布其獲勝候選 人，但隨後表示將於月底公佈。但此後再未有 相關公告。