The “Treasure Island Resort World Shopping Centre Macau” is slated to open in December, with details announced during a signing ceremony held at The Macau Roosevelt Hotel in Taipa yesterday afternoon.
Professional service firm Jones Lang LaSalle Limited (JLL) was appointed the exclusive leasing and marketing consultant of the shopping centre.
The five-story shopping centre will be adjacent to Praça Ferreira Amaral and will comprise attractions such as restaurants, cinemas and shopping malls. A JLL statement pointed out that the project belongs to a “brand-new fully comprehensive luxury five-star hotel tourism development plan”.
The statement also underlined that the shopping centre in-conjunction with Forward Fashion (International) Company Limited will introduce “six world-class retail brands” and added that the Bona Film Group will open a seven-screen “modern theatre”, covering about 2,800 square metres.
Speaking with reporters before the ceremony, JLL General Manager and Treasure Island representative Oliver Tong Wai Lok said that upon the project’s completion, it will be the largest shopping centre in the peninsula.
Tong also noted that a number of brand names will be introduced to Macau for the first time such as famous French company Galeries Lafayette, which will mark the fourth branch of the department store in China, and American fast food restaurant chain Five Guys.
Tong also said that a number of brands have come to Macau during the COVID-19 pandemic knowing the city’s positive outlook, adding that he believes that Macau’s economy will also gradually improve.
Tong added that the proportion of customers is expected to be composed of “60-70 percent” locals. With a preference for “in-depth travelling” among tourists coming to Macau, tourists coming to the city would like to see where locals spend, Tong said, adding that there could be a number of tourists visiting the centre in the future.
Moreover, Tong also remarked that a lot of completed construction projects in the city focus on retail activities, saying that there are still elements that are not saturated. Tong cited the example of the lack of family-friendly attractions in the city. Setting up a new property with non-gaming elements is another aim of the project, according to Tong.
JLL General Manager and Treasure Island representative Oliver Tong Wai Lok speaks with reporters before yesterday afternoon’s signing ceremony at The Macau Roosevelt Hotel in Taipa.
Photos: Rui Pastorin
Oliver Tong Wai Lok (centre, seated), other business representatives and guests, including Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes (standing centre), pose at the end of the Treasure Island signing ceremony.
