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IAG SEP 2022年9月 亞博匯 27 封面故事 Clark and Emblems Clark, plus a casino, high-end fashion stores, French-inspired cafes, convention facilities, residences and commercial areas. With Han clearly leading the way in elevating Clark to become a truly international gaming and leisure destination, IAG ’s Managing Editor Ben Blaschke recently spent time at Hann Casino Resort where he sat down with the man himself to learn more about his plans for the region. Ben Blaschke: Mr Han, you recently opened Hann Casino Resort, formerly known as Widus, as part of a US$600 million redevelopment and have also announced plans for meter are. The most valuable one was parking, because before there was no proper parking structure, but one of the worst was a golf course. But the reason I’m trying to focus on golf here is because I think [our] strategy has to be different from market to market. For instance, after Solaire – which is the leader of the gaming industry in the Philippines – opened [in Manila] in 2013 a lot of casinos were affected. But in our case, we still had around 13% growth because our market (in Clark) is very, very different from the Solaire market. Our market: a lot of them are coming for golf and different entertainment [options] near here. And even in Hann Reserve將打造三個18洞的高 爾夫球場，由高爾夫領域內的知名設計 公司 Nicklaus Designi及知名高爾夫球 手KJ Choi及Nick Faldo聯手設計。 此外，另一個與Hann Casino Re- sort相鄰的綜合度假村Hann Lux，亦將 於2025年開始建設。Hann Lux將擁有 Sofitel Clark酒店和Emblems Clark酒 店，同時包括娛樂場、高級時裝店、法 式風格咖啡館、會展設施、住宅及商業 區。 就在Han正把克拉克提升成為真正 的國際博彩和休閒勝地之際，本刊執行 編輯本思齊前往Hann Casino Resort度 過了一段美好時光，並在那裡與Han當 面交談，從而更深入地了解他對於該地 未來規劃的諸多設想。 本思齊(BB)：您最近將Widus重新打造 成Hann Casino & Resort，作為6億美 元重建項目一部分，並且還宣佈了在新 克拉克市附近修建新度假村的計劃。您 對公司在克拉克的長期願景是怎樣的？ Daesik Han（DK）： 我一向注重如何 將自己變得與眾不同，因為博彩行業其 實瞬息萬變，充滿活力。它從拉斯維加 斯興起，後來到了澳門，並在亞洲各地 逐步發展起來。所以我一直在思考如何 打造我們產品的差異化，將之與其他產 品區別開來。目前我們正在考慮從兩個 方面著手。 首當其衝的是高爾夫球。如果沒記 錯的話，我曾讀過一篇來自內華達大學 拉斯維加斯分校的文章，內容是關於每 平方米可以投資的最有價值的設施。那 a new resort nearby in New Clark City. What is your long- term vision for your company here in Clark? Daesik Han: I look at how to make ourselves different from others because the gaming industry is very, very dynamic. It started in Las Vegas, it moved to Macau and it is spreading in Asia. So I’ve always been thinking about how to make this thing, my product, different from everybody else, and what we are thinking right now is two ways of making things different. The first one is with golf. If I’m not mistaken, I read an article fromUNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) about what the most valuable facilities per dollar of investment into each square 篇文章介紹最有價值的是停車場，因為 早前沒有現代化的立體停車架構，而最 不值得投資的就是高爾夫球場。 我之所以把重點放在高爾夫球場 上，是因為我認為策略必須因地制宜、 隨市場變化。例如，在2013年菲律賓博 彩龍頭開業後，很多賭場都受到影響， 但對我們而言，我們仍錄得大概13%的 增長，原因就是我們在克拉克的市場與 晨麗的市場非常不同。我們這裡，有很 多人都是為了高爾夫球和附近其他娛樂 活動而來。即使在當地，高爾夫球也會 跟隨經濟發展而發展，所以當經濟增長 時，打球的需求也在增長。這是在韓國 曾經發生過的事實。 而我現在在中國和菲律賓所看到的 是，即使在疫情期間，年輕人打高爾夫