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IAG AUG 2021年8月 亞博匯 13 請登錄asgam.com訂閱《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com MELCO TO DEVELOP NON-GAMING COMPLEX IN CHINA 新濠將於內地發展 非 博 彩 綜 合 體 MELCO INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LTD , the parent company of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, has won a joint bid with Hong Kong-listed Agile Group to develop a multi-billion dollar mixed-use residential and entertainment hospitality complex in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province. The project, to be mostly completed by 2025, will cover a gross floor area of 750,000 square meters in the heart of Zhongshan, located just north of Zhuhai. It will feature residential, commercial, recreational and entertainment elements, including residential complexes, office areas, hotels, serviced apartments, wellness centers, shopping malls and a theme park. Melco said the development, to be jointly managed by Melco and Agile, was part of its strategy to invest in non-gaming assets while being an active participant in the formidable development of China, particularly the Greater Bay Area. The company added that it plans to leverage the successful intellectual properties it created in Macau into the development and management of the theme park, restaurants and other hospitality facilities of the new complex. Melco will be responsible for development, management and operation of the theme park. It will also contribute RMB150 million (US$23 million) towards the land acquisition price, and RMB250 million (US$39 million) towards development of the land, fund the cash contribution on any construction costs and pre-opening expenses in respect of the theme park that are over and above RMB1.45 billion (US$224 million), and fund the forward operating costs of the theme park. 新濠博亞娛樂 之母公司新濠國際發展有限公司宣佈，與香港上市 公司雅居樂集團合作，成功投得一幅位於廣東省中山市的綜合用 地。雙方計劃攜手開發一個集住宅、娛樂和酒店於一體的高端綜合 發展項目。 據悉該項目計劃大部分工程於2025年完工。項目總建築面積 超過75萬平方米，位於中山市的中心地帶。其將包含住宅、商業、休 閒和娛樂元素，設有住宅大樓、辦公室、酒店、服務式住宅、健康中 心、購物中心和一個主題公園。 新濠於表示，新濠集團與雅居樂將通過一家共同管理的合營 企業共同開發該項目，該項目為新濠集團的非博彩資產投資策略 的一部分。其還將致力參與中國內地特別是大灣區的發展。該公司 補充稱，憑藉新濠在開發及營運世界級娛樂設施的豐富經驗，其將 引入在澳門創立的品牌，以開發和管理該項目的主題公園、餐廳和 其他設施。 新濠合營方將負責發展於項目土地上建造之主題公園。主題 公園建成後，新濠合營方應通過項目公司獨立管理及經營主題公 園，並負責主題公園所需之營運資金。其將出資人民幣1.5億元以 支付土地收購價、人民幣2.5億元以發展項目用地、為超過人民幣 14.5億元之主題公園建築和成本及開業前開支提供現金出資，及 撥付主題公園之持續經營成本。