More Developments Planned for the Macao Area

It's getting crazy over in Macao, Las Vegas Sands Corp. owner of the Venetian, has been selected by the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government of the PRC to proceed with master planning the development of a destination resort on Hengqin Island in addition to the entertainment developments planned on the Cotai Strip in Macao. The Hengqin Island resort development, located in the Guangdong Province city of Zhuhai, will occupy more than 1,300 acres of land and be located less than one mile away from Las Vegas Sands' Venetian Macao Hotel Resort Casino. The Hengqin Island resort will include first-class hotels and villas, convention facilities, a marina and yacht club, outdoor amphitheater, golf, tennis, fishing, and other leisure and recreational activities. The investment by Las Vegas Sands Corp. will be over $1 billion. This latest announcement is just part of a huge Macao development boom that includes the Wynn and the Four Seasons.

[via BYM News]