Inside Asian Gaming

IAG FEB 2022年2月 亞博匯 27 封面故事 backfire for the government, possibly even burdening the SAR with unforeseen consequences such as corporate liability issues. In any event the government has numerous levers it can use to control the concessionaires without the need for such a representative, so perhaps it was decided that discretion was the better part of valor when it came to this idea. Also seemingly on the scrap heap is a highly contentious proposal that would have required concessionaires to seek approval from the Macau government before declaring and issuing dividends to their shareholders, typically the wider listed entities operating the entire integrated resorts offering. It’s worth noting that, as per the government’s Gaming Law Public Consultation Final Report, released on 23 December and summarizing responses received during the public consultation, this was the only proposal to receive an overwhelmingly negative response with 61% of respondents stating their 根據這項建議，政府代表將負責 監督承批公司遵守其法律和合同義務， 並在承批公司從事的活動中保護公眾利 益。這可能包括代表有權參加董事會和 股東大會、審查公司的財務狀況、要求 提供履行職責所需的文件和信息、以及 有權參與與特許權合同及其修訂有關的 談判等。 多位評論員（包括本刊在內）當時 都強調，這一建議可能帶來適得其反的 效果，甚至帶來特區政府不可預見的後 果，譬如公司責任問題歸屬。在任何情 況下，政府都有許多手段來控制承批公 司而不需要派駐代表，因而，當局在這 個問題上的謹慎或許是最好的選擇。 此外還有一項極具爭議的提案也被