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NOWHERE IN A HURRY
Frozen Spy is puzzled by recent comments by Wynn Macau’s chairman and chief executive, Steve Wynn. He seems to be promising much to a lot of people to extend the company’s reach in Asia.
First, he announced that “after Vegas and WHEN IN ROME
Unlike some of our detractors, Frozen Spy is not all about bad news. For a change, the six gaming operators are to be commended because of the positive energy they put into last month’s dragon boat races. It is not a rst. The casino companies have been
engaged in the event for a couple of years, encouraging their staff to participate. They also bring a lot of joy to the stands, with
organised cheer squads, decked out in team colours, supporting their crews. Frozen Spy praises their involvement in what is one
of Macau’s most traditional and popular festivals. We hope the community engagement does not end there.
Macau, South Korea will be the next milestone of my life”. Shortly after, Mr Wynn was quoted as saying he was “dying to go to Singapore”. Frozen Spy has a piece of advice for Mr
Wynn: maybe it would be better for him to focus rst on his Cotai project, which, by the way, the casino mogul says will be his “best ever”. With Melco Crown nally unblocking Macao Studio City’s stalled project, the forecast is for more delays until Wynn Cotai gets the go-ahead from the government.
THE BIG QUESTION A couple of interesting gures were
released by the government last month. First was the announcement that just
two of 316 applicants passed the nal entry exam to join the Health Bureau as a medical intern. Then there was the news that just 12 of the 126 applicants for a magistrate’s training course were successful, following a trend set in previous exams. Frozen Spy wonders what is happening.
Is the standard of questions too hard or could the quality of candidates be too low. Let us hope it is the former.
YELLOW CARD
The government’s bill to increase the minimum age to enter or be employed by a casino from 18 to 21 years will face a dif cult passage through the Legislative Assembly. On its rst reading, the proposed legislation
encountered heavy criticism and passed with one vote against and, more signi cantly, seven abstentions. For those who understand the nuts and bolts of the city’s legislature, it is a worrying sign for the government. It is uncommon to have so many legislators, especially
heavyweights like Kwan Tsui Hang, Kou Hoi In, Leonel Alves or Ho Iat Seng, not vote in favour of a government- sponsored bill on its rst reading. Expect a troubled ride through the Legislative
Assembly’s rst standing committee, which will now look into it in detail. Changes will be introduced.
JULY 2011
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