2. Principles of governance
How the MBS came about
Introduction
3. Leadership is key
Work for reward and reward for work
A stake for everyone and Opportunities for all
Anticipating change and staying relevant
4. Sands' design is superior to other bids in
terms of pedestrian circulation and layout,
and it also fit in with the Marina Bay
landscape best.
5. Marina Bay Sands is an integrated
resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore.
Developed by Las Vegas Sands, it is billed as
the world's most expensive standalone
casino property at S$8 billion, including cost
of the prime land.
6. The resort was officially opened with a two-
day celebration on 23 June 2010 at 3.18 pm,
after a partial opening on 27 April 2010
7. Hotel towers was set back from the
waterfront to open up expansive views of the
city and the entire Marina Bay, making the
skyline for Singapore's downtown more
attractive and distinctive
8. This shows that the government had thought
about all the different factors when they had
idea of having a integrated resort.
9. Thus, it increases Singapore’s tourism appeal.
This also shows how the Singapore
government is anticipating change and
staying relevant globally by staying
competitive to other countries.
10. The MBS has boosted the economy, it is
expected to profit an addition of $2.7 billion
or 0.8% to Singapore's Gross Domestic
Product by 2015, employing 10,000 people
directly and 20,000 jobs being created in
other industries.
11. However, the idea was rejected by a minority
of Singaporeans for fear of gambling
addictions and other problems leading to
social unrest. The government continued with
the idea and showed how they thought for
Singapore and not only doing ideas that were
popular among the people.
12. Eco-friendly shelters in MBS.
to Breeze shelter
Make use of light energy, save resources!
Singapore has very limited resources
13. Underground mall is built
to conserve land space
Escalators slow down when not in use
to saves resources such as electricity!