Sands China Hosts Sharing Session on the Spirit of NPC and CPPCC

(Macao, Mar. 16, 2022) – Sands China Ltd. hosted a sharing session for team members and local youth Wednesday at The Londoner^® Macao, about the recent sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

The sharing session, which covered key topics such as economy and education, aimed to convey the spirit of the NPC and CPPCC sessions, while helping participants gain a big-picture perspective of the nation's and Macao's development.

Entitled the Sands China Distinguished Speaker Forum Series – The Spirit of NPC and CPPCC Sharing Session, the event was led by four distinguished guests: Ho Teng Iat, vice chairman of the Committee for Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese of the National Committee of the CPPCC; Lok Po, member of the NPC and director of Macao Daily News; Ho King Lun, member of the NPC and president of the Industry and Commerce Association of Macau; and Chan Kam Meng, member of the CPPCC and president of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions.

More than 160 people attended the sharing session, including Sands China management, interns and students of the company's development programmes. A live feed was also provided at the back-of-house areas of Sands China's properties, offering team members an alternative way to participate in the event.

The sharing session was attended and advised by Zhao Su, assistant to the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR.

In her remarks, Ho Teng Iat said that women are an important force in economic and social development. She encouraged women to equip themselves and enhance their competitiveness, thereby playing a unique role in both the family and social contexts – so as to contribute to the further development of Macao, the Greater Bay Area and the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.

Meanwhile, Lok highlighted the importance of the principle of "patriots governing Macao" being mentioned – for the first time ever – in the central government's work report delivered to the NPC, which he believes will lay a solid foundation for the sustained implementation of 'One Country, Two Systems' in Macao.

Ho King Lun explained in detail his proposal regarding the establishment of an international Chinese carbon trading market in the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and a pilot zone for low-carbon development.

Chan said that he supports the idea of setting up a Greater Bay Area Mediation Platform online, adding that he actively promotes and encourages professional certification in labour mediation, as well as the establishment of a team of professional labour mediators.

Wednesday's sharing session was moderated by Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd., who said: "As the national 14th Five-Year Plan is off to a good start, it is important that our team members fully understand the strategic significance of Macao's full alignment with China's national development strategy and its integration into national development overall. Our gratitude goes to our guest speakers for their insights and inspiration. We hope the information shared in today's distinguished speaker forum series can help team members better understand the nation's and Macao's latest developments and grasp the opportunities brought about by national development, thus contributing to the city's economic diversification and sustainable development."

Valentino Ali, a team member from operations development, said: "I want to thank the four guest speakers for their important insights, which helped me gain a deeper understanding of the nation's goals and objectives, thereby allowing me to be better positioned to grasp the opportunities brought about by the development of Macao and the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. I believe that such understanding can drive me to make greater contributions to the prosperous development of Macao's tourism sector."

The Sands China Distinguished Speaker Forum Series – The Spirit of NPC and CPPCC Sharing Session is part of Sands China's ongoing effort to promote professionalism education, and to comprehensively strengthen employee knowledge of the business environment and national development – so as to make essential contributions to the development of Macao into a world centre of tourism and leisure. Sands China has been committed to improving the professionalism of its 26,000 team members through over 20 initiatives, including professional literacy training courses, professional lectures, various professional exchange activities, and through film viewing sessions.

 

Photo caption: Wednesday's sharing session was led by four distinguished guests: Ho Teng Iat (second from left), vice chairman of the Committee for Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese of the National Committee of the CPPCC; Lok Po (third from left), member of the NPC and director of Macao Daily News; Ho King Lun (second from right), member of the NPC and president of the Industry and Commerce Association of Macau; and Chan Kam Meng (first from right), member of the CPPCC and president of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions. It was moderated by Dr. Wilfred Wong (first from left), president of Sands China Ltd.

Photo caption: Guest speakers gather with Sands China management after the event on Wednesday.

Left to right: Dave Sun, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Sands China Ltd.; Lok Po, member of the NPC and director of Macao Daily News; Ho Teng Iat, vice chairman of the Committee for Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese of the National Committee of the CPPCC; Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd.; Ho King Lun, member of the NPC and president of the Industry and Commerce Association of Macau; Chan Kam Meng, member of the CPPCC and president of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions; Wen Hongyan, senior vice president of human resources for Sands China Ltd.; and Sam Chongnin, vice president of corporate communications and community affairs for Venetian Macau Limited.