Sands China Holds Inspirational Business Sharing Session for
Local SME Suppliers

Features Charles M. Choy of Macau Beer

(Macao, Dec. 26, 2022) – Sands China Ltd. recently invited Charles M. Choy, the co-chairman of Macau Beer Company Limited, to share the inspirational story of the successful local brand with local suppliers that have graduated from the Sands Procurement Academy and with Sands China team members.

The business sharing session was held Nov. 23 at The Venetian^® Macao's Adelson Advanced Education Centre, as part of Sands China's efforts to promote the development of local SME suppliers.

The session's 70 participants comprised local suppliers from the 9th to 12th cohorts of the Sands Procurement Academy, Sands China team members participating in the company's various innovative local talent development programmes, and Sands China executives.

Choy highlighted how SMEs could develop into competitive enterprises and equip themselves for success as the region's economy transforms. He also cited the continued growth of Macau Beer in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and encouraged local suppliers and the younger generation to seize the opportunities brought about by the development of the GBA and the nation.

Charlie Cai, vice president of procurement and supply chain for Venetian Macau Limited, said: "We are glad to offer this opportunity for local SME suppliers and our team members to gain insights and inspiration from a local success story, and we are grateful to Mr. Choy for participating in this business sharing session. Local suppliers are our strategic partners in mutual growth and we are pleased to continue our efforts to support their enterprises."

One of the Sands Procurement Academy graduates, Steven Lau from Kangaroo King Home (Macao) Company Limited, said: "Thank you to Mr. Choy for sharing his thoughts with us. Besides benefiting a lot from the talk, I also admire how Macau Beer dares to explore and strives for excellence, and I'm looking to visiting its brewery in Zhuhai."

The Sands Procurement Academy training programme is a component of Sands China's longstanding support of Macao's SMEs as part of the company's Local Small, Medium and Micro Suppliers Support Programme. A first-of-its-kind industry training, the academy is co-organised with the Macao Chamber of Commerce and the Macao Productivity and Technology Centre (CPTTM). It delivers practical knowledge to local SME suppliers to help them gain experience and capacity for working with large-scale international corporations – by sharing business knowledge and skills to promote the development of their businesses.

After initially targeting a few key categories of local suppliers, the academy has been open to all local SMEs in Macao since 2019 – giving a broader range of SMEs the opportunity to benefit from the skills and knowledge offered by the academy's professionals.

Sands China has remained committed to procuring locally and helping Macao's SMEs grow as part of the company's corporate social responsibility efforts. Sands China's total procurement spend in 2021 was MOP 9.9 billion, of which 91 per cent went to Macao enterprises, including over MOP 2.1 billion to local SMEs.

 

Photo caption: Sands China Ltd. recently invited Charles M. Choy (bottom-left photo), the co-chairman of Macau Beer Company Limited, to share the inspirational story of the successful local brand with local suppliers that have graduated from the Sands Procurement Academy and with Sands China team members Nov. 23 at The Venetian Macao's Adelson Advanced Education Centre, as part of Sands China's efforts to promote the development of local SME suppliers.