Dec. 07, 2005
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Chinese education officials hope to learn from CCSN
Community colleges in Asian nation limited in number
By K.C. HOWARD
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Beijing Normal University professor Yixian Li, center, greets Community College of Southern Nevada administrators as a group of 16 education officials from China arrive Tuesday at the Cheyenne campus. The group came to learn about community colleges in a weeklong tour across the United States.
Photo by Gary Thompson.

Yixian Li is trying to change higher education in China.

In a nation that is 80 percent rural and where only 15 percent of 1.3 billion residents have access to post-secondary education, the Community Education Association China president wants to bring college to the countryside.

On Tuesday, he and a group of 15 higher-education officials from China began a weeklong tour of U.S. community colleges at the Community College of Southern Nevada.

"What we want to do is lobby the government to make community college become an important part of higher education in China," Yixian said through an interpreter, Qi Xu, from the Beijing Agriculture University.

The Chinese educators asked to learn more about the structure and finances of the largest higher-education institution in Nevada, which is the third-largest multi-campus community college in the nation.

Community college is a new concept in China, about a decade old. The Asian nation's community colleges operate as technical schools do in the United States, offering certificates in programs from arts to nursing to automotive.

How many community colleges exist in China is uncertain. The visitors knew of at least 28, mostly in big cities.

But students who receive what is called a diploma cannot transfer their credits to universities, which Yixian, a professor at Beijing Normal University, wants to change.

Because they are new, community colleges have not been accepted by China's education administration, he said.

"From a scholar's standpoint, the duty is to promote the community college system to help the government know they need to breach this," he said. "Everything needs to be step by step initially, and hopefully, they will get there."

By 2010, China will have more doctoral degree recipients than any other country, but that will represent only a small percentage of China's growing population, he said.

"There is a big gap between developing cities and rural areas," he said.

Developing a community college system and allowing transfer of credits could help change that disparity, he said.

"I think that will happen," said CCSN professor Warren Hioki, who visited Beijing and nearby community colleges in 2004.

"What they lack is administrative knowledge, and that's why they're here," Hioki said.

The excursion also was a way to forge student exchanges between Chinese and American community colleges, said Xiaohong Zhu, a vice president at Qingyang District Community College in Chengdu City, Sichuan province.

"The idea is to have United States students to study at Chengdu," she said.

International Cities Business Council (ICBC) strives to build a bridge among important cities nationally and internationally. ICBC has set the following goals: (1) Mutual cooperation and development of business, trade, and tourism; (2) Public relations among businesses and professionals; and (3) Social and dinner events within the community with a friendly atmosphere.

Justice of the Supreme Court Michael Douglas, District Judge Jessie Walsh, Clark County Commissioner Lynette McDonald, Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber, Clark County Sherriff Bill Young, business executives and owners, multimedia publishers and Editors-in-Chief, organizational and community leaders, and other VIPs co-sponsored the initial establishment of the Intercity Business Council of Nevada (also known as the "International Cities Business Council") of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) . The historical event took place on December 16, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U. S. A.

The Directors of the International Cities Business Council (ICBC) at the present time are: Honorable Han Zheng, Mayor of the City of Shanghai, China, Honorable Jim Gibson, Mayor of the City of Henderson, Nevada, Honorable Michael L. Montandon, Mayor of the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, Dr. Stuart Mann, Dean of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), Honorable Feng Wei Lai, County Governor of Penghu, Taiwan, Honorable Changping Zhang, Mayor of Xiamen, China, and the Honorable Tommy Hu, CEO (Mayor) of Xiang Fan, Hubei, China, CEO of United Commercial Bank, notably among others.

Lt. Governor of Nevada Lorraine Hunt was invited to be the Honorary Chairperson of the International Cities Business Council (ICBC). President Dr. Carol C. Harter of UNLV and Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber were selected as Advisors. Miss Charlyne Chen was promoted to Chairperson of ICBC by President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI on August 15, 2005.

A formal dinner party was held by Charlyne Chen, Chairperson of the International Cities Business Council, celebrating the establishment of ICBC at the skyroom restaurant of Stratosphere Casino and Hotel on September 5, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Honorable Michael L. Montandon, Mayor of North Las Vegas, Nevada was introduced by Miss Charlyne Chen and announced as the newest ICBC Director.

The following information about the Mayor are posted through the courtesy of the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada:

Michael L. Montandon has been a resident of Southern Nevada since 1992. He served as President of the Hidden Canyon Homeowners Association from August 1995 until June 1997. He was first elected Mayor of North Las Vegas in July 1997 and began his second four-year term as Mayor on July 1, 2001.

Mayor Montandon is also presently employed in the construction management industry. Prior to coming to Southern Nevada, Mayor Montandon worked in commercial appraisal and land planning in Phoenix, Arizona. He served as the Treasurer of the Las Vegas Chapter of the Appraisal Institute in 1995 and 1996.

In North Las Vegas, prior to becoming mayor, Michael served on the Mayor's Task Force for Wages, Benefits, and Finance. The task force studied fiscal responsibility in City Management and the work force.

Some of the many boards and committees Mayor Montandon served in included: Clark County Debt Management, Civilian Military Council, Deferred Compensation Advisory Board, Board Member of North Vista Hospital - ex-officio, North Las Vegas Housing Authority, North Las Vegas Library District Board of Trustees, Southern Nevada Strategic Planning Authority, Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Program, and the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition Federal Lands Subcommittee.

Mayor Montandon graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and in July 2000, he completed the Harvard University Program for Senior Executives at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Mayor Montandon is married to Antoinette and has five children. Besides spending time with his family, he includes dirt bike riding and racquetball as his hobbies.

"Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel," Proverbs 27:9.

"He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend," Proverbs 22:11.

"Mayor Michael Montandon has been one of our Advisors of the Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum of WBTI since 2002. It's our pleasure and honor to have Michael again as one of our Directors for the ICBC. We're expecting more city mayors will also join him as Directors as evidenced by his popularlity, integrity, and professionalism," said the Founder of ICBC, Dr. Tony Lei.

Thursday, August 18, 2005
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China begins prosecution of ex-banker extradited from LV
Handover of embezzlement suspect made by U.S. with conditions
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIJING -- China has begun prosecuting a former banker accused of embezzlement who was returned by the United States under a promise he wouldn't be executed, state media reported Wednesday.

The handover of Yu Zhendong last year to Chinese authorities was unusual for the United States, which doesn't have an extradition treaty with China.

A court in the southern province of Guangdong began hearing the case against Yu on Tuesday, according to the government's Xinhua News Agency.

"Yu candidly confessed everything," according to the agency.

Yu, former head of a Bank of China branch in Kaiping, a city in Guangdong, is accused of helping embezzle $485 million from his state-owned bank.

He fled to the United States and was sent back to China in April 2004 under an agreement in which he pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in a U.S. federal court in Las Vegas.

His plea agreement required U.S. authorities to obtain assurances that China wouldn't sentence Yu to more than 12 years in prison and "he will ... not be tortured or put to death," U.S. government officials said at the time.

China frequently sentences defendants to death for nonviolent offenses such as tax evasion or embezzlement involving much smaller sums than that in the Bank of China case.

Yu and his accomplices are accused of using their posts at the bank to approve phony loans and money transfers.

The case is being heard by the Intermediate People's Court of Jingmen City, Xinhua said. It didn't say when a ruling was expected.

Jun. 01, 2005
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MGM Mirage's project in Macau under way
By HOWARD STUTZ
GAMING WIRE

MGM Mirage became the third Las Vegas-based casino operator to begin construction of a gambling complex in Macau when the company broke ground today on a 600-room hotel-casino in the Chinese gaming enclave.

"Macau may be a small place, but it always thinks big," Terry Lanni, chairman and CEO of MGM Mirage, said Tuesday. "This is a fascinating part of the world, and we're very happy we are entering this dynamic new market and playing a role in this, yet another turning point in Macau's rich history. "

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The $975 million MGM Grand Macau will be located on a waterfront site, which the company has called as the city-state's future casino Strip.

The groundbreaking took place around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Las Vegas time, which was 1 p.m. Wednesday in China.

The MGM Mirage property is near the Lisboa hotel-casino and an under construction gambling house being built by Wynn Resorts Ltd.

MGM Grand Macau will be jointly owned and operated by MGM Mirage and Chinese businesswoman Pansy Ho Chiu-king.

In April, MGM Mirage said the joint venture partnership had been granted a subconcession by the government of Macau that allowed development and operation of a hotel and casino complex.

The resort will include several restaurants and entertainment facilities and a casino with space for 300 table games and 1,000 slot machines.

In addition to MGM Mirage and Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands Corp., operates the Sands Macau. The company plans to expand the property and plans to develop the Macau Venetian casino and six hotel properties on the nearby Cotai Strip area that will also include casinos.

Shares of MGM Mirage closed Tuesday at $38.09, up $1.59 or 4.36 percent.

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The most recent open house was held by Nevada Clark County Commissioner Lynette McDonald on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at the Harbor Palace restaurant at 4275 Sprint Mountain Road. Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), was invited by her personally to attend the meeting. Lynette delivered a significant speech on the importance of the main project for the business, commercial, and tourism development in this area of Clark County, Nevada.
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Andrew Lai, a managing partner in Dragon City, said he's met with state and local tourism officials to discuss boosting the number of tourists coming to Las Vegas from Asia.*1

"We could have 3 (million) to 5 million Chinese tourists coming to Las Vegas in three to five years," Lai said. "More than 50 million Chinese have enough money to come here. China has 1.4 billion people. If just 1 percent of them eventually come here, it would be 14 million visitors."

Hunt-Krygiell said Dragon City would create a significant demand for "services that cater to tourists," so a commercial-tourism designation would "make sense."

"We're going to have more tourism along the (Spring Mountain) corridor because we'll actually have places for them to stay," Hunt-Krygiell said. "It could increase a wider variety of tourism uses."*2

The Clark County Comprehensive Planning Department is in the midst of a series of open houses and town-hall meetings to gather public comments on land use in the Winchester and Paradise townships.

The unincorporated areas are bordered by Sahara Avenue and Silverado Ranch Boulevard to the north and south, and Decatur and Nellis boulevards to the west and east. Las Vegas' Chinatown, which runs along Spring Mountain Road between Valley View and Decatur boulevards, is at the area's core.

At the most recent open house, held by commissioner Lynette Mcdonal on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at the Harbor Palace restaurant at 4275 Sprint Mountain Road. Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei was personally invited by her to attend the meeting. Lynette delivered a significant speech no the importance of the main project for the development of business, commercial, and tourisiam in this area of Clark County, Nevada
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The project is one of Lynette's effort to make her administrative sovereignty a difference. It is our pleasure to post her concise Biography:

Lynette Boggs McDonald was elected to the Board of County Commissioners on November 2, 2004. Boggs McDonald comes to Clark County from the city of Las Vegas, where she was the first woman to lead a City Council ward in the history of that city. She represented Ward 2 on the City Council from 1999 to 2004. From 1994 to 1997, Boggs McDonald served as assistant city manager for the city of Las Vegas.*3

Commissioner McDonald was appointed in 2004 by President George W. Bush to the national Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, established to consider and recommend to the President and the U.S. Congress a national policy and program to greatly expand study-abroad opportunities for U.S. college and university students.

As a Clark County Commissioner, Commissioner McDonald will serve in the following capacities*4:

National Association of Counties (NACo) Board of Directors
Nevada Development Authority Board of Directors
Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Appointed by Gov. Guinn in 2003 to serve on the Nevada Commission on Aging.

A former Miss Oregon who competed in the 1989 Miss America Pageant, Commissioner McDonald has been named: ..............

A self-described "Army brat," Boggs McDonald spent her childhood on American Army bases in Germany and Italy, and has lived in Las Vegas since 1991. She is a business graduate of the University of Notre Dame, attended the University of Oregon Graduate School of Journalism and received a Master's of Public Administration degree with honors from UNLV. She is married to Steven D. McDonald, J.D., and they are the parents of a young son and daughter.*5

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References

*1. ROBISON, JENNIFER. 'CHANGING CHINATOWN..... ,' "A search of the 'Business & Administration' of WBTI website on the Google.com," (May 15, 2005), U. S. A.: google.com.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Clark County Commission. 'A profile of Commissioner Lynette McDonald,' "A search of 'commissioner lynette mcdonald' on the Google.com," (May 15, 2005), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Ibid.

The following information is provided by China Business Chain, Inc.:

China Business Chain, Inc. has branch companies to serve the benefit of our clients.

promoting the exchange of capital, technology, human resources and products between China and foreign countries acting as a business agent

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providing online enterprise presentation, products sales and information service

Eric Chen, Esq., is also a many years experienced Taiwanese merchant in China. His idea is to inspire some people to build a world in the knowledge of business and economics for China like what Dr. Charles Kao did for Taiwan.

Dr. Charles Kao is former Professor & Chairman and now Honorary Professor of University of Wisconsin. "I couldn't catch up Dr. Tony Lei's dinner party at his home in Ging Ning Mansion, but I'll have coffee hour with him and others professors eventually in the party," said Dr. Kao in Taipei early in the morning one day many years ago.

Inspired by Dr. Tony Lei's many publications in business management demonstrated on the Wine Closet in the parlor, Dr. Charles Kao applaused, "Do it brightly and we may make the same excellency also. I'm interested in following Tony's creativeness to pioneer even a bigger economics and business world here soon after I come back from United States."*2

Within ten years, he established the Empire of "Tien Shia" ["The World"(The Lord) in Chinese] in Taiwan! His popularity and influence to the people in Taiwan have been offered him accomplishment much more than just his splendid academic title.

It is our pleasure to post "KAOS announce major gift to UW-River Falls," which was a news delivered by University of Wisconsin -River Falls:

Dr. Charles H.C. Kao and Mrs. Anne Kao have made a leader- ship pledge of $50,000 over the next five years to be used toward the accomplishment of the University's "Reach for the Future" major gifts campaign.
In announcing their gift, Dr. Kao indicated it was their wish to support three important areas of the University: faculty development, Academic Excellence Higher Education Education Scholarships, and exchange programs with Greater China.
Dr. and Mrs. Kao have been generous supporters of international programs for many years. Most recently, they were instrumental in the establishment of the Center for Pacific Rim Studies. The Center is responsible for providing opportunities for visiting professors and artists from Asia to visit the UW-River Falls campus and promoting educational exchanges between the two cultures. A portion of their gift will be used to underwrite faculty development opportunities and scholarships in the College of Arts &Sciences.
Elected as the Distinguished Professor of the Year in 1974, Dr. Kao was the chair of the department of economics from 1971-80. Since then he has devoted part of his time in Greater China (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong) involved in research, lecturing, writing and publishing. Known as a "leading thinker" in Greater China, Dr. Kao has written more than 15 books in Chinese in his field of economic policy and social thought. Two of his books were given the national prize in Taiwan. In addition to his academic activity, he has also been serving as an economic advisor to the central government there.
Mrs. Kao had a successful 25-year career with 3M Company and is currently working for IBM in Beijing as a computer systems consultant. She is very interested in international programs and cultural exchange in the arts.*3

Dr. Tony Lei transferred the education of BBA and MBA in the United States of America to Taiwan. The intellectuals who joined him were many professors, scholars, administrators, publishers, among others. All of them together, for many years, helped bring the Miracle of Economy of Taiwan realized. "Together with the successful experience of economic deveopment in Taiwan, now is the time for China to advance it even better!" said Eric Chen.

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References

*1. Judge Cheryl Moss was elected to the District Court, Family Division in November 2000. She graduated from the George Washington University, Washington D.C. with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Judge Moss then attended the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. where she graduated in the top 25% of her class and was a National Team Leader in the law school�s Moot Court Team for the Spong National Competition.
*2. Denton, Mark; Walsh, Jessie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (February 7, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*3. UW-River Falls. 'KAOS announce major gift to UW-River Falls,' "A serach about Dr. Charles Kao from Google.com," (January 25, 2005), U. S. A.: Google.com.

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I�d like to tell you about another positive development for Nevada�s business climate. Since this administration privatized Nevada�s workers� compensation system in 1999, one of the major success stories for our state has been the downward trend in workers� compensation rates. This privatization resulted in the elimination of a potential $1.6 billion state liability and helped the state create better efficiencies, resulting in the elimination of more than 500 employee positions. As a result, most Nevada employers have seen a consistent reduction in renewal premiums.

Recently, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) submitted a filing to decrease workers� compensation voluntary insurance loss costs in Nevada by an average of 6.8 percent. The NCCI also filed for a decrease in workers� compensation insurance assigned risk rates by an average of 1.9 percent. The changes will become effective in January 2005.

This is the second year in a row that workers� compensation loss costs have declined for Nevada�s employers. In 2004, rates were decreased by 12.3 percent in voluntary loss costs and 15.6 percent in assigned risk rates. This is in contrast to many other states, where workers� compensation rates have remained flat or increased.

Nevada�s efforts to diversify the state�s business portfolio benefit greatly from these falling rates, as reduced costs encourage businesses to relocate to Nevada. In addition, reduced costs encourage existing businesses to remain firm in their commitment to Nevada. Although it should be noted that NCCI loss costs are only one component of the rates charged by insurers, this recent news is yet another encouraging sign of the state�s ever-strengthening business climate.

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*1. About Governor Kenny Guinn (by the Editor of this flier):

Kenny Guinn, 67, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Physical Education from Fresno State University and later obtained a doctorate in Education from Utah State University in Logan. He was named Superintendent of Schools in Clark County and served with distinction in that position until 1978.

In his work for the Clark County School District, Guinn was recognized as an effective administrator committed to educational excellence at a time when the county was experiencing exponential student growth. His service to Clark County students was honored when Kenny C. Guinn Junior High School was named for him.

In 1978, Guinn began applying his management skills in business as Administrative Vice President for Nevada Savings and Loan in Las Vegas, which later became PriMerit Bank. At PriMerit, he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas-based bank. Soon thereafter, Guinn was recruited to the energy business as the President of Southwest Gas Corporation and eventually became Chairman of the Board of Directors of that utility in 1993.

In 1994, Guinn was recruited by the University of Nevada Board of Regents to serve as interim president of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

In addition to his one-year term at UNLV, Guinn served the state in leadership roles on a variety of committees and commissions, including the Clark County Community College Advisory Committee, the UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees, the White House Conference on Children and Youth, among others.

Guinn has also worked in his community in a variety of volunteer roles, ranging from involvement in the Boy Scouts and Pop Warner Football to the United Way of Southern Nevada and the Southern Nevada Independent Youth Athletic Association.

Kenny spent his boyhood in the small, Central Valley town of Exeter, California where he met Dema, his wife of 47 years. Kenny Guinn believes in families.

Dr. Kenny Guinn is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). He is now the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A. at his second term.

Friday, October 08, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

Las Vegas Planning Commission gives thumbs up to 73-story tower
By MICHAEL SQUIRES
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Passers-by at Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue might have a reason, other than their memories of a defunct casino, to say, "Holy cow!"

Plans for what would be the Las Vegas Valley's tallest residential building, on the former site of the Holy Cow! casino, were approved by the city's Planning Commission late Thursday.

The 73-story Summit tower would reach skyward 863 feet, higher than any high-rise building in the valley or any of the multitude of tall buildings on the drawing board. It would stand second only to the 1,149-foot-tall Stratosphere on the city's skyline.

"We think it will set the standard for continued development along Las Vegas Boulevard heading north," said the project's designer, Tom Schoeman, a principal of JMA Architecture Studio. "It will revitalize the area. You're bringing several thousand new residents to that location."

The Australian developers behind the project, Victor Altomare and Joseph Di Mauro, couldn't be reached for comment.

The city's endorsement of the tower's size underscores, yet again, that when it comes to downtown redevelopment and its nascent skyline, the city's philosophy is: The taller the better.

"I'd like to see it higher," Mayor Oscar Goodman said of the project earlier in the day. "I want to distinguish downtown Las Vegas as being a place where we can go into the heavens as far as our projects are concerned. ... As high a density as I can get into the downtown, that's what I'm looking for."

The building, which would house 951 condos, would sit on two acres, part of which was until March 2002 home to the Holy Cow! casino. The developers expect to sell 75 percent of the units as second and third homes, while only 25 percent would be purchased by Las Vegans.

The tower's bottom three floors would be public space filled with shops, restaurants and clubs, Schoeman said.

The Planning Commission also was scheduled to consider plans for: a 50-story, 560-foot tower on the northwest corner of Rancho Drive and Sirius Avenue proposed by Highrise Partners; and two 10-story and two 16-story high-rises at Rancho and Lake Mead Boulevard by Investment Group.

The commission recommended approval of the Highrise Partners project and recommended denial of the Investment Group project.

The City Council will have final say on the projects next month.

If built, the Summit would trump Donald Trump's proposed 645-foot tower slated for west of the Strip near the intersection of Industrial Road and Fashion Show Drive. When Trump unveiled his plans in July he billed it as Las Vegas' tallest.

Neighbors, who in the past fought the Stratosphere over plans to add a thrill ride to the casino's tower, have met with the Summit tower's developers and support the project.

"The general feeling is it's a positive thing for the neighborhood," said Ben Contine, president of the Beverly-Green Neighborhood Association. Residents, however, fear the tower might alter the flight paths of tour helicopters, moving them over their homes, Contine said.

But some said the lofty plans for a nearly 900-foot tower and other high-rise developments should be greeted with a healthy dose of skepticism over whether they will even be built.

"There is no greater repository of grandiose plans than Las Vegas," said UNLV history professor Hal Rothman. "They come here and promise the moon."

Local real estate expert John Restrepo, who has warned a cooling in suburban home sales could make high-rise condos a tougher sell, expects at least half of the projects will never be built.

"We're seeing both speculators and real developers," he said.

Schoeman said financing is lined up for the Summit tower, but it requires that a certain number of buyers sign on the dotted line before the money becomes available for construction.

"Whether the project will be realized is dependent on sales," he said.

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Governor Kenny Guinn of Nevada believes that we are wise to expand our marketing efforts and focus on developing markets in places such as Asia
By ROD SMITH and PAI of WBTI*1

Governor Guinn expressed that he can not overemphasize the significance and importance of bringing attention to all the attractions to Nevada at a time when it faces unprecedented competition for gaming customers. He believes that we are wise to expand our marketing efforts and focus on developing markets in places such as Asia.*2

It is our pleasure to post the following report through "Las Vegas Review-Journal" for the recent development of the tourism and gaming industry between Nevadan and Asian markets:

Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

MGM MIRAGE EXPANSION: Deal struck for resort in Macau ---Gaming giant reaches agreement with daughter of casino mogul

By ROD SMITH
GAMING WIRE

With the ink barely dry on its $7.9 billion proposal to buy Mandalay Resort Group, MGM Mirage on Monday entered into a joint venture agreement with Pansy Ho Chiu-king to develop, build and operate a hotel-casino resort in Macau.*3

"Macau is certainly part of our global expansion and growth strategy," said MGM Mirage spokesman Alan Feldman. "It also positions us in one of the key gaming markets anywhere in the world. Macau is big now and promises to be bigger, and we plan to be part of the reason for that growth."

MGM Mirage has made no secret of its interest in developing a hotel-casino in the former Portuguese colony off the coast of China.

It has been working to break into the market since 2002, when it lost out to Las Vegas developers Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn in bidding on a license concession to operate a casino in the Chinese enclave.

In February, MGM Mirage confirmed it still had its sights on developing a new casino in Macau, but said reports of an imminent deal between Stanley Ho and the Las Vegas gaming giant were premature.

Feldman said at the time that the company had made no secret of its interest in Macau but confirmed it was involved in ongoing conversations with Stanley Ho's daughter, Pansy, concerning a possible casino development in Macau.

MGM Mirage Chairman Terry Lanni said in a statement Monday that his company has always said it would like to participate in Macau under the right circumstances.

Hal Rothman, chairman of the history department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who has raised questions about the political stability of China, said the partnership with Ho's daughter insulates MGM Mirage compared with other Las Vegas operators that are moving into Macau.

Until Adelson opened his $240 million, 1-million-square-foot Sands Macau casino and entertainment complex in May, Stanley Ho had maintained a 40-year casino monopoly in Macau.

Wynn is planning to break ground later this month on a $705 million, 600-room hotel-casino.

The MGM Mirage development, set to open in 2006, will use the "MGM Grand" name and will be located on a waterfront site next to the planned Wynn Resorts hotel casino and near the Lisboa hotel-casino.

It will be built on the so-called Cotai Strip, where Adelson plans a $5 billion to $10 billion project that will turn a strip of reclaimed land into a huge resort complex of several hotels and casinos that will be patterned after the Las Vegas Strip.*4

The design and planning work is already under way for the MGM Mirage Macau project, half of which will be owned by each of the joint venture partners.

MGM Mirage declined to discuss details of the development, but Wall Street analysts estimated the hotel-casino will cost between $400 million and $500 million.

Deutsche Bank analyst Marc Falcone called the announcement "long anticipated," but said Macau represents a great opportunity for Las Vegas operators.

However, University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor and casino industry expert Bill Thompson said it "seems premature for (MGM Mirage) to be trying to flex its muscles overseas."

"They have a lot on their plate here. I hate to use the word 'greedy,' but they need to wrap up what they did (last week). This makes it look like they're on a feeding frenzy," he said.

The joint venture will operate in Macau as an independent entity under the terms of a subconcession. The agreement is subject to the approval of the government of Macau and other regulatory approvals, as well as the entry into a subconcession agreement with Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, the holder of the concession.

Pansy Ho is managing director of Shun Tak Holdings Ltd., a leading Hong Kong-based conglomerate operating four core businesses -- shipping, property, hospitality and investments.*5

MGM Mirage closed Monday at $47.88, up 33 cents, or 0.69 percent, on normal trading volume.

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References

*1. PAI of WBTI is the initial of Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). PAI did a little editing of this article.
*2. Guinn, Kenny. "A Message from Governor Kenny C. Guinn - December 10, 2003," Carson, Nevada: Office of the Governor Kenny Guinn, (December 10, 2003), pp. 1-2.
*3. LVRJ. 'BUSINESS of Las Vegas Review-Journal,' "Las Vegas Review Journal on June 22, 2004," Las Vegas, Nevada: Communitylink of the reviewjournal.com.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Ibid.