Lawrence Ho, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited, has today further outlined his vision for City of Dreams, the “must experience” urban entertainment resort under development by MPEL and scheduled to open in the first half of this year.
City of Dreams will provide visitors to Macau with spectacular, innovative and diverse entertainment experiences.
“I am delighted that our exciting City of Dreams project will be the only large scale entertainment resort to open this year in Macau,” said Mr. Ho.
“The opening of City of Dreams will deliver a totally new entertainment and leisure experience in Macau,” he said. “It will offer the ultimate in sophisticated, highly contemporary, city-inspired leisure experiences that will appeal to the rapidly evolving demands of Asian leisure customers.
“City of Dreams is MPEL’s flagship property and I strongly believe it will greatly strengthen Macau’s growing reputation as the region’s premier multi-day stay leisure destination.
“We have assembled a ‘Dream Team’ of world leaders in the entertainment and leisure industries, including Crown Towers, Grand Hyatt, Hard Rock and Dragone to create a destination complex that will set new standards for both Macau and Asia.
“City of Dreams is led by a world-class Asia-experienced management team, who bring their considerable expertise and operational experiences to deliver a unique and innovative world-class offering to the Asian market.
“It is my ambition to create outstanding career opportunities for local Macau people. City of Dreams will generate a diverse range of travel, food and beverage, leisure and entertainment industry related careers, essential for the long-term growth of Macau.
“City of Dreams has a unique opportunity to establish itself as Asia’s premier urban resort and I am convinced it will deliver.”