Asia Hong Kong Casino boom after Macau hits jackpot
(25 Jan 2013)
AP Television
Macau – 30 August, 2012
1. Wide a diamond-shaped installation inside lobby of Galaxy hotel resort
2. Wide people taking pictures
3. Close of diamond-shaped installation
4. Wide tourists walking inside lobby of Galaxy hotel resort
5. Wide a sign reading ” Galaxy “, background as buildings of Galaxy hotel resort and Hong Kong Casino
6. Wide a screen showing video of Galaxy
7. Mid flags of Macau Special Administrative Region ( camera left) and Chinese national flag ( camera right)
8. Mid of Francis Lui (camera left), vice chairman of Galaxy amusement grouping, talking to colleagues
9. Mid of Lui
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Francis Lui, vice chairman of Galaxy amusement grouping:
“Well I think definitely the success of Macau has set off a chain reaction in what is happening in the region. You see that Singapore decided that they want to open up a gaming as well as a cutlet for visitation and tourism growth. And after the success of Macau and Singapore, of course you see more countries now accessing the pros and cons of having gaming as a driving engine for bigger economical growth.”
11. Top shot of Hong Kong Casinos and hotels on Cotai strip
12. Wide various of signs of Hong Kong Casinos and hotel on Cotai strip
13. Wide buildings of Wynn Macau
14. Close of sign in Chinese and English reading ” Wynn”
15. Tilt up to building of Grand Lisboa
16. Close of sign in English reading ” Grand Lisboa”
AP Television
Manila, Philippines – October 14, 2012
17. Wide of Belle Grande Manila bay building
18. Tight of building with workers
19. Mid of a worker walking past a Belle Grande Manila bay sign
20. Tight of cranes on building
21. Mid of building
22. Tight of workers painting building
23. Mid of a painting of the proposed Solaire building being constructed in Manila
24. Wide of painting, zoom out to Solaire’s Chief Operating Officer, Michael French
24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael French, Chief Operating Officer, Solaire Resort and Hong Kong Casino Manila:
“Manila is a very exciting market to be in because it’s a kind of an E meets West, we take hold a western culture hither that appreciates some of the excitement and amusement components of an integrated resort a la Las Vegas style and we also take hold the E meaning Asia with the Chinese style gamer that is familiar with Macau, so we think we are blend of Macau and Vegas hither in Manila.”
25. Wide of amusement City construction site on reclaimed area
26. Mid of sign amusement city Manila with construction site at the background
AP Television
Macau – 30 August, 2012
27. Mid a screen display showing golden coins
28. Mid tourists walking in and out Hong Kong Casino and hotel
AP Television
Macau – 2 November, 2012
29. Wide of Grant Govertsen, managing partner of Union Gaming Research Macau, talking
30. Close of Govertsen talking
31. SOUNDBITE : (English) Grant Govertsen, managing partner of Union Gaming Research Macau:
“You’ve got an interesting dynamic where many countries in the region want to expand gaming to acquire a piece of that tax revenue pie much like Macau. We think that you are not gonna see a detriment to Macau because the reality is these other Hong Kong Casinos rely on Chinese customers to come and make them successful. Beijing controls where the people go by large and it’s their best interest to keep these people coming to Macau where the tax revenue are kept within their own country rather than allowing these other countries generating tax revenues from Chinese consumers.”
32. Various of Chinese tourists arriving Macau on ferry
33. Wide of Chinese tourists queuing for Hong Kong Casino coaches
34. Mid a coach leaving terminal
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