Inside Asian Gaming

IAG SEP 2021年9月 亞博匯 16 RESORTS WORLD GENTING TO STAY CLOSED UNTIL NOVEMBER 馬來西亞雲頂世界預計將關閉至11月 MALAYSIA’S RESORTS WORLD GENTING (RWG) is likely to remain shut for another three months, with Maybank Investment Bank predicting a November reopening based on the progress of the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Such a scenario would push the property’s current closure period out to five months, with operator Genting Malaysia having originally suspended operations on 1 June due to a nationwide lockdown. Although Malaysia recently began easing COVID-19 restrictions for some economic activities, Maybank IB analyst Samuel Yin Shao Yang said in a note that Resorts World Genting is unlikely to open its doors until after the national vaccination rate reaches 80% “Our investment thesis of COVID-19 vaccination-led recovery remains intact, as Malaysia is expected to achieve herd immunity by October 2021 as COVID-19 vaccinations have surged to more than 400,000 per day,” said Yin. “At this rate, the government expects Malaysia to achieve herd immunity by October 2021. Thus, we hope that Malaysians will return to RWG in droves after that.” According to Yin, the reopening of RWG will be followed by the long- awaited launch of the new Genting SkyWorlds theme park, already postponed multiple times, in December to coincide with the school holidays. 馬來西亞的雲頂世界（RWG） 或將繼續關閉三 個月，據馬來亞銀行投資銀行預測，隨著疫苗接 種在全國逐步展開，預計可在11月重新開放。 此種情況將使該物業目前的關閉期延長 至五個月。此前由於全國封鎖，營運商雲頂馬來 西亞在6月1日決定暫停運營。 雖然馬來西亞本週開始放寬對某些經濟 活動的防疫措施，但馬來亞銀行分析師Samuel Yin Shao Yang在一份報告中稱，雲頂世界可能 要等到全國疫苗接種率達到八成之後方能開 放。 「以疫苗接種引領逐步復甦的主旨沒有 改變，目前馬來西亞每天接種的新冠疫苗超過 40萬支。」 「按照這個速度，預計馬來西亞將在2021 年10月實現群體免疫。我們預計國民將在那之 後大批回到雲頂世界。」 該分析師稱，備受期待的雲頂世界的戶外 主題公園 Genting SkyWorlds在多次延遲後， 將在12月的學校放假期間開業。