Genting wins Sentosa IR bid

Some elements of the Genting proposal:

Quest Marine Life
- World's largest oceanarium
- Attraction covers 8 hectares, and will house 700,000 aquatic animals including dolphins, bat rays and the world's largest collection of coral reef and open ocean fish
- Includes a 6.6 million gallon lagoon that allows for snorkelling and diving with whale sharks

Xperiental Maritime Museum
- Explores the maritime Silk Route history by engaging visitors' five senses
- Houses conservation labs and interactive classrooms

Resorts World at Sentosa will also offer other family entertainment experiences such as Quest Marine Life Park an oceanarium spanning 8 hectares with the largest single marine tank in the world, a 6.5 million gallon Whale Shark Lagoon, and interactive dolphin habitat, operated by the world-renowned Dolphin Quest.

Mr Mah said the chosen concept for Sentosa had to inject vibrancy to the area, with attractive public spaces. It should also not be insular but provide good connectivity to the rest of the island.

It also had to leverage on the site's natural attributes, such as the coast and mature vegetation in the area. In this respect, Genting had done well, noted Sentosa Leisure Group chief executive
Darrell Metzger.

It had kept to Sentosa's self-imposed rule to keep 70% of the island green, by keeping 70% of its design green.

The Sentosa Integrated Resort development by Genting will be the largest and last project on Sentosa island. It was also revealed at a news conference after the winning Intergrated Resort bid for Sentosa was awarded to the Genting group, that there will be no further Integrated Resorts projects for the moment.

National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said that while there will be more developments ahead for Singapore, there will not be, "at least for a while", another IR.

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Related links:

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Dolphins with Jobs (and what you can do about it)
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Corrinne Ling Genting International plc
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Ivan Tan Weber Shandwick
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SOURCE: WILD SINGAPORE