Singapore firm to build Hard Rock Hotel for $247 mln

SINGAPORE, April 8 (Reuters) - Genting International said on Tuesday it has chosen Low Keng Huat (Singapore) to build the city-state's first Hard Rock Hotel in a deal worth more than S$340 million ($246.6 million).

The Hard Rock Hotel will be one of six hotels at the planned S$6 billion Resorts World at Sentosa casino-resort, which is expected to be completed by 2010.

Genting International is the overseas arm of Malaysian gaming giant Genting Bhd.

(Reporting by Kevin Lim; Editing by David Cowell)