Inside Asian Gaming

IAG SEP 2022年9月 亞博匯 40 so it’s very accessible. And as soon as you enter the property, the view is very different – it’s the mountains. That’s one of the reasons I decided to invest in Clark. BB: Obviously infrastructure, as you said, has been improving, with a brand-new modern terminal at Clark International Airport and new road and rail links going in. Where do you see the current level of infrastructure and what do you think still needs to be done to ensure Clark keeps growing? DH: In the case of Korea, the previous Korean president led Korea to become one of the very strong economic powerhouses in Asia. What he did was to get a loan from Japan and build an expressway linking COVER STORY Seoul to Busan. And after that, naturally, in the areas near this expressway, people found a way to expand and develop to make money out of it. So having good infrastructure is a role of government, but once it’s done the private sector will come in and then [the development cycle] is just starting. As you know, this New Clark City concept was developed many, many years or even decades ago – the idea being that in the case of a natural disaster, Manila is very vulnerable because it has a lot of reclaimed land and if the sea level rises by a meter a large area is going to be affected. That’s the reason the government said, “Why don’t we look ahead for a [new] area?” And there is a reason