The owners of Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel said in a statement on Friday that that they would return the licence to run the hotel in Taipa to the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), because they could not finish the necessary work required to meet the building’s necessary fire safety regulations before the deadline – January 22 – set by the government – six months after the government announced the temporary closure of the hotel in July.
The operator, known as Macau Hotel Investment Co. Ltd, also said in the statement said they planned to re-apply for a licence to run the hotel again, after “rectifying the irregularities caused by the previous management team” of the hotel.
The statement did not elaborate on what the irregularities were.
This photo taken in July shows the mothballed Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel in Taipa. Photo: Tony Wong
