The Chief Executive Ho Hau Wah said that competition in the gaming sector is inevitable and normal.

He said that not everyone will be happy in the process of competition, and the major players are surely “very angry”, and pointed out that any competitions directed by the Government are not competitions at all.

Ho also told local media that he does not believe that the casino operators will lose money because of the comeptitions, because the base of the gaming sector has expanded, and all of them will have to think of promotional ideas.

He appealed to the public to take a long-term approach when looking at competition, saying that this is a matter of decades.

He also revealed that the Government will not issue any further concession license for the time being, and the “3+3” situation will be maintained in a long term.

Ho also said that, in his personal opinion, the competition at the first stage is only the beginning, and any feelings of rapid development is only because there was no competitions in the gaming sector in the past.

He also reminded the public that Macau is also facing competition within the Pearl River Delta region, saying that with the intercity railway network completed, the distance between Macau and the Chinese cities will be reduced, which will “overturn” the existing consumption pattern.

Source: BlogMacau.info

澳门行政长官何厚铧称博彩业内的竞争是正常的，也是不可避免的。

他说，竞争的过程不可能让所有人都高兴，其中涉及到的一些主要公司当然会“非常生气”，他同时还指出任何由政府所引导的竞争根本就不算是竞争。

他还告诉当地媒体说，他并不相信赌场运营方会因为竞争而亏钱，因为博彩业的整个基础扩大了，而且所有赌场还会考虑采取促销的手段。

他向公众呼吁以长远的眼光来看待竞争，他说这需要几十年的时间。

他还透露说，目前政府不会进一步颁发任何特许经营权，目前的”3+3″形势将会长期保持。

他也提到，以他个人看来，第一阶段的竞争只是一个开始，过去的任何快速发展的感觉只是因为当时在博彩业没有形成竞争。

他还提醒公众，澳门还面临珠三角的竞争，随着城际铁路线的完工，澳门与中国城市之间的距离将会被缩短，这会对目前的消费模式起到颠覆性作用。