News: The Straits Times -  15 January 2010


MM Lee gets first look at IR
First phase of Sentosa IR opens next week


(Picture: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew flanked by Mr Tan Hee Teck, chief executive officer of Resorts World Sentosa, and Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay (right), chairman of the Genting group, on Wednesday during his visit to the casino at Resorts World Sentosa. - ST Photo)


MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew paid a visit to Resorts World Sentosa on Wednesday, a week ahead of the opening of its first phase on Jan 20.

He was hosted by Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, chairman of the Genting group which owns the resort, and Mr Tan Hee Teck, chief executive officer of Resorts World Sentosa.

Mr Lee's press secretary Yeong Yoon Ying said that during the visit, which lasted two hours, MM Lee toured the Universal Studios and had a brief visit to its four theme parks, some of its hotels, as well as the WaterWorld amphitheatre.

At the integrated resort's Phase One opening next Wednesday, four of its six hotels and 10 restaurants and lounges will begin operations.

The four hotels are the Festive Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel Singapore, Crockfords Tower and Hotel Michael.

The restaurants and lounges include modern patisserie Boulangerie on the second level of Festive Hotel and Indian restaurant Rang Mahal on the second level of the Hard Rock Hotel.

Within the first quarter of this year, the Resorts World Casino, its main shopping and dining strip FestiveWalk, theatre and Universal Studios Singapore family theme park are slated to open.

The other attractions, including an oceanarium touted as the world's largest, a marine museum and the two other hotels, will open later.

The 49ha integrated resort is expected to offer 10,000 jobs in all when it opens, the bulk of which are expected to go to Singaporeans.

- end of ST article