So made the remarks on the sidelines of the company’s traditional Chinese New Year Eve’s gala dinner, at Grand Lisboa on Thursday.
The construction project had been slowed down by suspected arson last year.
So said he expected all major construction work to be completed by the end of the year, adding he expected the government’s inspection and approval process afterwards to take several months.
SJM Chairman Ambrose So Shu Fai delivers a speech during the company’s annual Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner at Grand Lisboa on Thursday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi