Sands China Honours Team Members' Pandemic Support at Rally
More than 7.5 million hours of community service
(Macao,
Aug. 17, 2022) – Sands China expressed its
appreciation to its team members at a rally Wednesday at
The Londoner® Macao, recognising their acts
of dedication in supporting the company's pandemic
relief work.
Sands China's
team members have spent over 7.5 million hours on
community service in support of these efforts since
2020.
Among their
efforts, Sands China volunteers have donned protective
gear to take on more than 27,000 shifts to assist the
operation of various nucleic acid test (NAT) stations in
Macao, contributing over 135,000 service hours as of
August 2022.
Sands China
has been offering The Venetian® Macao's Cotai
Expo as a NAT station in response to the Macao
government's community wide mandatory testing drives. In
addition to their support at the Cotai Expo NAT station,
team members have also been volunteering at other NAT
stations such as the Sino-Portuguese Technical
Professional School and Sheng Kung Hui Taipa Youth and
Family Integrated Service
Centre.
During the NAT
drives, the volunteers have been assisting with
maintaining order, registration, materials distribution
and enquiry handling, and they have been on hand to help
the elderly, disabled and people who need assistance to
finish their tests
smoothly.
Another avenue
of Sands China's assistance has been the use of Sheraton
Grand Macao, which has been utilised as a medical
observation hotel nine times since 2020. The Parisian
Macao joined the effort in June as well in order to
further support the community during the recent local
outbreak of COVID-19
cases.
Team members
on site at the hotels have worked closed-loop shifts
nearing 7.4 million service hours. During the peak of
the recent outbreak, a total of over 6,000 rooms at the
two hotels were in
use.
"As they have
done so many times before, our team members continue to
offer selfless service in response to the needs of our
Macao community," said Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of
Sands China Ltd. "Our company firmly believes it to be
our duty to unhesitatingly contribute to COVID-19
prevention in Macao, as part of our corporate social
responsibility and in our role as a company rooted in
Macao for nearly two decades now. Our thanks go to all
of team members for their continued dedication and to
the Macao government for always providing guidance and
support in safeguarding the entire Macao community
during these challenging
times."
During the
event, certificates were awarded to team representatives
as a token of appreciation for their support to the
community during the pandemic. Other activities included
a sharing session to review and discuss the various
successes of team members' support to the community
during the pandemic. For team members who were unable to
attend in person, the event was simulcast online and on
video screens at back-of-house team member areas of
Sands China's
properties.
Guest of
honour in attendance were Cheng Wai Tong, deputy
director of the Macao Government Tourism Office; Wong Ka
Ki, deputy director of the Education and Youth
Development Bureau; Lei Lai Peng, head of the Department
of Family and Community Services of the Social Welfare
Bureau; Dr. Wong; Grant Chum, chief operating officer of
Sands China Ltd., and other members of the company's
executive leadership
team.
Photo caption: Sands China expresses its appreciation
to its team members at a rally Wednesday at The Londoner
Macao, recognising their acts of dedication in supporting
the company's pandemic relief
work.
Photo caption: Team representatives review and
discuss the various successes of team members' support to
the community during the pandemic at a sharing
session.
Photo caption: Sands China Ltd. President Dr. Wilfred
Wong speaks at the team member rally Wednesday at The
Londoner Macao.
Photo caption: Guests and team representatives gather
at Wednesday's team member
rally.