Inside Asian Gaming
IAG SEP 2021年9月 亞博匯 53 日本 proposals to develop and operate buildings on the leased land adjacent to Yumeshima Station, but in the end there were no applicants. The description for this public offering was, “The area in front of the under-construction Yumeshima Station will serve as the entrance to the World Expo from the station. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition has requested that the space be developed not only as a facility towelcome themany visitors to the Expo, but as a facility that can be utilized perpetually after the event is over, as a legacy of the Expo with considerations for efficient development in Osaka city.” The source of hesitancy all boils down to one thing. On everyone’s minds is the fact that, “Unless IR development is confirmed, there is no future for business in this location.” Obviously no one would invest large amounts in such a location, so it makes sense that there would be no progress until the national government approves IR locations. Since the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo 2025 has already been confirmed, Osaka city must move ahead with infrastructure for water, sewage, communications and subway expansion, but expecting investment from the private sector at this point in time is hopeless. The Expo will be gone six months after it starts, and clearly Yumeshima will return to being a barren land once that happens. No one can invest in the Expo alone. Confirmed approval for IR development is the only thing that can ensure a sustainable flow of visitors for the future, which will be the signal for private sector investors to jump in. The businesses and residents of Osaka know all too well how remote and desolate Yumeshima is. Osaka city must move ahead with infrastructure for water, sewage, communications and subway expansion [at Yumeshima], but expecting investment from the private sector at this point in time is hopeless. 大阪市必須推進供水、污水、物流及地鐵 等基礎設施的擴建,但此刻指望民間投 資顯然無望。 商,2018年11月該公司曾宣佈計劃斥資1000億日元(9.1億美 元)打造夢洲站的塔樓。但該計劃很快因被認為無法產生利潤 而在稍後被撤回。 此外,大阪市在今年4月舉行公開招募,徵尋有意在夢洲 站附近的土地上開發及營運建築物的私人營運商,但最終無人 申請。(官方)對此次公開招募的表述是:「建設中的夢洲站前區 域將作為世博會的入口。日本2025世博會組委會要求該空間 不僅在世博會期間用作迎接眾多參觀者的設施,而且還將作為 活動場館在世博會結束後可以永久使用,以配合大阪的高速發 展。」 但大家猶豫不決的根源其實可以歸結為,每個人都認同這 樣一個事實:「除非能夠確認發展綜合度假村,否則這個地方的 生意沒有未來。」顯然還沒有人會在這樣的地點投入大量資金, 因而該地在日本中央政府批准IR地點之前理所當然不會有任 何進展。
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