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A | 圣淘沙名胜世界博彩营运总裁安德鲁·麦克唐纳被下“禁客令”，禁止进入滨海湾金沙。（图：Facebook/Andrew MacDonald）被指试图挖走前东家滨海湾金沙的高净值玩家，圣淘沙名胜世界博彩营运总裁被下“禁客令”，禁止进入滨海湾金沙。根据《亚博汇》报道，圣淘沙名胜世界博彩营运总裁安德鲁·麦克唐纳（Andrew MacDonald）本月19日在社交媒体Facebook上自揭，收到前东家发出的“不受欢迎人士”（Persona Non Grata，简称PNG）通知。禁止他进入滨海湾金沙综合娱乐城赌场、酒店、商场和会议展览中心等区域的通知是在2024年7月31日发出，通知将持续有效直至另行通知。如果他试图进入上述区域或在这些区域逗留，滨海湾金沙保留采取法律行动的权利。
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Zhou Jiang, a researcher at the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, has a favorite book: White Deer Tableland or Bai Lu Yuan by renowned writer Chen Zhongshi.
As vice president of the Regional Science Association of China (RSAC), Zhou told the Global Times that a lifetime of reading has profoundly shaped the way he sees and understands the world. It ultimately led him to a career in research and academia, where he teaches and pursues scholarly work.
Since earning his PhD in economics in 2000, he has devoted himself to the study of regional science and economics, a field that demands a constant crossing of disciplinary boundaries, drawing on the fields of geography, sociology, history, and ecology among others.
"Reading has kept alive my sense of curiosity and taught me to ask questions with patience and persistence: Where do disparities in regional development come from? How do policies affect different groups in society? And how can a region pursue both efficiency and equity so that development is not merely effective, but also imbued with a greater sense of humanity and warmth?" Zhou noted.
Founded in 1991, RSAC is a national academic society dedicated to advancing domestic and international academic exchange and cooperation, providing consulting services on spatial planning, urbanization, and regional development, and offering intellectual support for China's modernization drive.
The 57-year-old researcher noted that reading has empowered him in two distinct ways.
"The first is discernment. When confronted with a complex issue, I try not to settle for a simple conclusion. Instead, I make an effort to understand its broader context, how it has unfolded, and the perspectives of the different people involved," he said.
"The second is a sense of inner steadiness. Setbacks are an inevitable part of both life and work. Good books remind us that hardship is never ours alone to bear; countless people before us have faced circumstances more difficult than our own, made difficult choices, and found the strength to carry on. Reading cannot solve every problem for us, but it can help us remain calm when challenges arise, giving us the clarity and resilience that allow us not to panic or give up too easily," he said.
Historical depth
Each time Zhou returns to the White Deer Tableland, he finds something different in its pages.
"When I first read it as a young person, I was drawn primarily to the characters and the twists and turns of their lives. Later, as I began researching regional economics, I found myself paying closer attention to the changes in the land, the countryside, families and social order presented in the story. Now, approaching 60, I have come to appreciate more deeply the choices the characters make, the constraints they face, and the quiet perseverance they show amid the sweeping currents of their times," he said.
White Deer Tableland uses Bai Lu village in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province as a microcosm, tracing the feuds and intertwined fortunes of three generations of the Bai (literally meaning white) and Lu families. Through their stories, it captures more than half a century of sweeping historical change, from the final years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to the 1970s and 1980s. The novel won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, one of China's top literature awards, in 1997.
Zhou prefers literary works with historical depth and a keen eye for social change.
Regional economics may appear to be concerned with the spatial distribution of industries, population and resources, but at its heart, it is about how people live on a particular piece of land, and why some places flourish while others decline, he noted.
In this sense, literature and history are more than pastimes beyond professional research. They often help him understand the historical context, cultural traditions and social mentality that lie behind economic data, he said.
When reading novels, Zhou said that he often pays close attention to the relationship between people and the places they inhabit: How the land shapes the local character, how transportation transforms a region, and how shifts in industry reshape families and villages. Such details may not offer a direct conclusion, but they broaden a researcher's perspective. They also serve as a reminder that research should look beyond growth rates and statistical indicators to consider the sense of fulfillment experienced by ordinary people and the dignity of human beings.
Understanding ourselves
Once, while tidying his study, he came across a book filled with notes he had scribbled in his early years. Among them was a question that particularly caught his attention: "In the face of sweeping changes in the times and profound social transformation, what can a person truly determine for himself?"
Looking at those words he had written in his youth was like coming face to face with the person he had been decades ago.
Reading is not simply the act of understanding a book; it is also a record of a person's own growth, he said. The same book can reveal something entirely different when read at different stages of life.
When we are young, we turn to books in search of answers; but when we become seasoned, we read more to understand life, to understand others, and ultimately, to better understand ourselves, Zhou said.
In this era of fragmented information, AI can help people access information quickly, organize materials, and gain a basic understanding of unfamiliar fields. Yet deep reading, Zhou said, allows people to see how a conclusion is reached — what evidence supports it, where its boundaries lie, and what alternative interpretations it may invite.
What truly shapes a person, after all, is not how much information they have browsed, but the words that have made them pause and reflect - and the words that have remained with them for many years, he added.
。据《亚博汇》探知，滨海湾金沙向麦克唐纳发出这个通知，是因为担心他在7月底几次到访试图挖走金沙的顾客和员工。麦克唐纳在赌场行业拥有40多年的经验，曾经在滨海湾金沙工作将近12年，包括担任企业高级副总裁兼博彩营运总裁，直到2021年底辞职。他在大约12个月后加入圣淘沙名胜世界，担任博彩营运总裁，并且也是圣淘沙名胜世界的董事。
C | 麦克唐纳接受《亚博汇》访问时否认试图挖走玩家或员工，并声称在相关期间的所有拜访纯属社交性质。
D | 麦克唐纳称，他是因为好友、墨尔本皇冠酒店（Crown Melbourne）前高层迈克·苏格鲁（Mike Sugrue）从澳大利亚到访，他才会到滨海湾金沙。他也承认在滨海湾金沙跟两名相识的高净值玩家进行交谈，但他表示，这些互动纯属巧合，而非由他主动。
E | 麦克唐纳和苏格鲁都表示，他们也碰到许多目前在滨海湾金沙工作的员工，有些人还帮他们订了餐馆。麦克唐纳也证实，他在7月22日曾到滨海湾金沙赌场内的汤点面家用餐，7月26日再次到访赌场。报道指出，一家赌场向另一家赌场的高管发出“不受欢迎人士”通知或类似禁令是极为罕见的，这在新加坡的双赌场垄断局面中更是闻所未闻。麦克唐纳在滨海湾金沙和圣淘沙名胜世界都有担任高层的经历，本身就很独特。滨海湾金沙答复《亚博汇》询问时表示，不会轻易决定禁止任何人进入。公司有严谨的程序评估是否应该这么做，而这种决定背后的考量因素是保密的。
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