Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man said yesterday while the government’s project to set up an open-air venue for hosting large-scale performances on a large plot next to the Lisboeta Macau resort in Cotai is scheduled to be completed in November, the first performance can only be held there at the end of this year or early next year, according to a report by public broadcaster TDM yesterday.
According to the website of the Public Works Bureau (DSOP), the project got off the ground earlier this month, carried out by Shing Lung Construction and Engineering Company Limited for a price tag of 84.78 million patacas. The DSOP website says that the project is scheduled to be completed in November.
The open-air venue for hosting concerts and other performances will have a capacity of up to 50,000 spectators.
The 94,000-square-metre government plot in south-east Cotai is located east of the Lisboeta Macau resort, and south of the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau complex.
Leong told TDM yesterday that after the construction project is scheduled to be completed in November, various pieces of equipment and facilities will still need to be set up in preparation for performances to be held there, adding that her bureau is now aiming for the first performance to be held there at the end of this year or early next year.
Leong also said that the first show at the venue, known as Macau Open-Air Performance Venue, will be organised by the government.
This artist’s rendition downloaded from the Public Works Bureau’s (DSOP) website yesterday shows the future Macau Open-Air Performance Venue in south-east Cotai.
