Sept. 10-12 event supports
Consume for the Economy initiative
Free business platform
for local SMEs and Sands retailers
MACAO,
China, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinciding
with Mid-Autumn Festival this year, Sands China Ltd. held an
opening ceremony for the 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival
Saturday at The Venetian® Macao, officially launching the popular
annual event with representatives from the government, finance and
business sectors in attendance.
The carnival provides an ideal shopping and leisure hotspot for
families under one roof, and aims to give back to the community by
offering the best deals to Macao
residents and tourists in order to stimulate domestic consumption
and help boost the economy. It is the third year that Sands China
is providing the shopping and leisure hotspot, after total
visitation for last two carnivals exceeded 210,000.
The Sands Shopping Carnival is the largest sale event
in Macao and is open to the
public admission-free from noon to
10 p.m. daily, Saturday-Monday, Sept.
10-12 at Cotai Expo Halls A and B. Exhibitors
were able to sign up for booths free of charge again this year. In
all, the 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival comprises over 530
booths and features a total of 8 exhibition zones across
21,000 square metres: Sands retailers; household products;
family fun products; gourmet; healthy lifestyle; sports
accessories; cultural, creative and IP; and kids fun.
Among its more than 260,000 products, the 2022 Sands Shopping
Carnival is offering 12,000 special daily MOP 1 items to spoil
shoppers with a weekend shopping spree. As usual, Sands Cares
Ambassadors are providing on-site support to local community
organisations who have been invited to participate in the carnival,
and are manning booths run by community organisations at the
carnival as part of the company's ongoing support to social
inclusion.
Free parking is available for exhibition-goers, and
complimentary shuttle buses are running routes between the
carnival and various points throughout the city: Luso International
Bank Building at Nam Van, Fai Chi Kei Dai Win Supermarket South
Entrance, Border Gate, and Hengqin Port (Macao side).
Sands China is once again
implementing a series of strict sanitisation and safety
measures to safeguard public health at the carnival and prevent
the transmission of COVID-19. These include, among others:
temperature checks upon entry; monitoring of crowd size to ensure a
safe number of participants via headcounts at venue entrances;
mandatory face masks and health code checks; socially distanced
booths; regular sanitisation and cleaning of public areas and kids'
facilities to ensure public hygiene; and disinfectants and hand
sanitisers at all booths and at all carnival entry and exit
points.
Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of
Sands China Ltd., said: "Originally scheduled for earlier this
summer in July, the 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival was postponed to
September due to Macao's COVID-19
outbreak. As Macao navigates the
unpredictable ups and downs of the pandemic, it is our
responsibility to continue supporting the SAR government's economic
revival initiative and the retail sector as we make efforts toward
economic recovery. We also strive to support the development of
local SMEs by providing them a free business platform in this
largest sale event in Macao, with
an objective to transform it into one of the significant events in
the city. The last two carnivals were well-received and contributed
to both the local economy and the community.
"Our thanks go to the Central People's Government in the Macao
Special Administrative Region, the Economic and Technological
Development Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office, the Macao
Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, and the Gaming Inspection
and Coordination Bureau for their support; event sponsors including
Bank of China Macau Branch, ICBC (Macau), BNU, and Bank of Communications Macau
Branch; our longstanding partner and co-organiser, the Macao Chamber of Commerce; and our exhibition
service provider for their collaboration to make this event a
success once again."
The carnival features a variety of shopping; gourmet food; and
family-friendly entertainment, activities and games. Some
highlights include:
- Over 530 booths offering some of the best deals in
town, including MOP 1 products and discounts of up to 90
per cent off from exhibitors
- Bank of Communications Presents: Gourmet Area, offering
a variety of gourmet choices
- Bank of Communications presents: "Play and Fun" Kids
Area, with inflatable slides, game booths, sports games and
more
- BOC Smart Kids Presents: Little Master Chef Workshop, a
free food-prep and decorating activity for children, led by Sands
China's food and beverage team, including pizza making, pork siew
mai wrapping, and more
- ICBC ePay Presents: Karaoke King Singing Competition
2022, featuring adult and teenage categories; starts on Sunday,
with award ceremonies on Monday
- BNU Presents: Street Dance Competition 2022, providing
young dance enthusiasts with a platform to showcase their talents,
with teams of 3-8 participants competing on Saturday
The 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival is organised by Sands China
Ltd., co-organised by the Macao
Chamber of Commerce, supported by the Economic and Technological
Development Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office, and the
Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, and sponsored by
Bank of China Macau Branch, ICBC (Macau), BNU, and Bank of Communications Macau
Branch.
The carnival's opening ceremony on Saturday was officiated by
Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes,
representative of the Secretary for Economy and Finance of the
Government of Macao SAR and director of the Macau Government
Tourism Office; Yang Hao, deputy
director general of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison
Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR; U U
Sang, acting president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion
Institute; Chan Tze Wai, deputy
director of the Macao Economic and Technological Development
Bureau; Tou Chi Iau, acting head of the Gaming Research and Liaison
Department of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau;
Chui Yuk Lam, vice president of the
board of directors of the Macao
Chamber of Commerce; Stephen Ieong,
managing director of Bank of China Macau Branch; Huang Xian Jun,
deputy chief executive of ICBC (Macau); Priscilla
Ieong, assistant general manager of BNU; Xia Ying, vice president of Bank of
Communications Macau Branch; Dr. Wong; Grant Chum, chief operating officer of Sands
China Ltd.; Dave Sun, senior vice
president and chief financial officer of Sands China Ltd; and
Sean McCreery, senior vice president
of resort operations of Sands China Ltd.
As always, the carnival accepts wireless payment methods
including e-consumption vouchers issued by the government
for the convenience of both local residents and tourists.
More information about the 2022 Sands Shopping
Carnival is available at the event's official website
at https://en.sandsresortsmacao.com/shopping/sands-shopping-carnival-2022.html.
About Sands China Ltd.
Sands China Ltd. (Sands
China or the Company) is incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability and is
listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
(HKEx: 1928). Sands China is the largest operator
of integrated resorts in Macao.
The Company's integrated resorts on the Cotai Strip
comprise The Venetian® Macao, The
Plaza® Macao, The Parisian Macao and
The Londoner® Macao. The Company also
owns and operates Sands® Macao on the
Macao peninsula. The Company's
portfolio features a diversified mix of leisure and business
attractions and transportation operations, including large meeting
and convention facilities; a wide range of restaurants; shopping
malls; world-class entertainment at the Cotai Arena,
The Venetian Theatre, The Parisian Theatre, the Londoner Theatre
and the Sands Theatre; and a high-speed Cotai Water
Jet ferry service between Hong
Kong and Macao. The
Company's Cotai Strip portfolio has the goal of
contributing to Macao's
transformation into a world centre of tourism and leisure. Sands
China is a subsidiary of global
resort developer Las Vegas Sands
Corp. (NYSE: LVS).
For more information, please visit www.sandschina.com.
Media contacts:
Corporate Communications, Venetian
Macau Limited
Mabel Wu
Tel: +853 8118 2268
Email: mabel.wu@sands.com.mo
Jesse Chiang
Tel: +853 8118 2054
Email: jesse.chiang@sands.com.mo
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