MACAU BUSINESS
targeting premium direct business at the property. Staff training is also wrapping up with the resort needing close to 8,000 workers to operate at full speed. For now, the company can import up to 2,000 workers, with the condition it hires at least 4,000 Macau employees in return. “We hope to have enough manpower,” says Mr Yap. “The Macau labour market is certainly quite tight but we will fully follow the government guidelines in providing a lot of job opportunities to the locals.”
Rooms and restaurants Sitting adjacent to the Venetian Macao, the
property will include the 1,500-room Galaxy Hotel, a 500-room Hotel Okura Macau and Banyan Tree Macau, which will offer 246 suites and 10 floating villas. The resort will also feature about 50 restaurants and food stalls. Adding to that, there will be 10 bars and nightclubs and more than 30
boutiques and stores. With an investment of HK$14.9 billion, the
550,000-square-meter Galaxy Macau includes a resort deck with a 350-ton, white-sand beach and what is dubbed the world’s biggest rooftop wave pool. In the beginning, the pool will be for stay-in guests only.
On the gaming side, the casino will have “probably
500 tables” and “about 1,500 slots,” says Mr Yap. Galaxy Entertainment expects the resort to be
fully functioning from the opening day but Mr Yap admits there will be some “phasing”, especially in hotel rooms, although all three hotels will open at the same time. “In any large integrated resort with this size, no one will say that we will completely 100 percent open the facility. But you will not feel we are not completely open,” he says. “In the hotels, there is no reason to open all the
Big green machine Galaxy Entertainment Group says it wants Galaxy Macau to be the most environmentally friendly resort
in the territory. The company has created a special programme, “Galaxy Green”, to promote operational sustainability and environmental conservation. It encompasses all aspects of the property’s operations, featuring more than 100 measures to minimise
energy and water consumption, reduce waste and to promote recycling. Initiatives include full insulation along the exterior of the building, to reduce heat transmission and the need for excessive air conditioning. A green design was used across the property’s resort deck, including lush landscaping, gardens and water features to also reduce overall heat load. The resort uses LED lighting in entertainment areas and fluorescent tubes in back-of-house areas. As for its huge swimming pool, Galaxy Macau has installed a filter system to recycle the water in use. Any
wastewater will be used for irrigation and car park cleaning, according to the company. The group’s deputy chairman, Francis Lui, said Galaxy was employing “international best practices and innovative ideas” to create a green resort.
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