David Chow breaks ground on gaming resort in Cape Verde

David Chow, the president of Macau Legend Development, appeared this week at the groundbreaking ceremony of his new gaming resort at the islet of Santa Maria and Gamboa in the Cape Verde archipelago.
“The project will represent a new chapter in the Cape Verde tourism sector,” Chow announced, adding that it would also “serve as an example of the abilities of the people of Macau in the business world.”
Also attending the ceremony was Prime Minister José Maria Neves, who praised the resort for “the thousands of jobs that the project will create” and added that “the country is on the right track.”
Chow expects that the MOP2.3 billion integrated casino-resort will be completed within three years. Its extensive facilities will include office buildings, a museum, a marina, and a convention center, among others. A bridge will connect the islet to the mainland.
With the ceremony held on the first day of Chinese New Year, Chow fulfills his earlier promise, as reported by the Times in July 2015, to start construction on the project – then under public consultation – in the beginning of 2016.
The project is founded upon Cape Verde’s grant of a 25-year gaming concession to Macau Legend. RM