Free-Admission Sands Shopping Carnival Now Open – 3 Days of Family Fun During Mid-Autumn Festival at Cotai Expo
Sept. 10-12 event supports
Consume for the Economy initiative
Free business platform
for local SMEs and Sands retailers
(Macao,
Sept. 10, 2022) – 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.
Photo caption: Sands China Ltd. President Dr. Wilfred
Wong speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Sands
Shopping Carnival Saturday at The Venetian Macao's Cotai
Expo. The free-admission carnival is the largest sale event
in Macao and is open to the public noon to 10 p.m. daily,
Sept. 10-12 at Cotai Expo Halls A and
B.
Photo caption: Guests of honour officiate the opening
ceremony of the 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival Saturday at The
Venetian Macao's Cotai
Expo.
Left to right: Sean McCreery, senior vice president
of resort operations of Sands China Ltd.; Grant Chum, chief
operating officer of Sands China Ltd.; Priscilla Ieong,
assistant general manager of BNU; Stephen Ieong, managing
director of Bank of China Macau Branch; Tou Chi Iau, acting
head of the Gaming Research and Liaison Department of the
Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau; U U Sang, acting
president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion
Institute; Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd.;
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; Chan Tze Wai, deputy director
of the Macao Economic and Technological Development Bureau;
Chui Yuk Lam, vice president of the board of directors of
the Macao Chamber of Commerce; Huang Xian Jun, deputy chief
executive of ICBC (Macau); Xia Ying, vice president of Bank
of Communications Macau Branch; Dave Sun, senior vice
president and chief financial officer of Sands China
Ltd.
Photo caption: Guests of honour receive a guided tour
of the Sands Shopping Carnival Saturday at The Venetian
Macao's Cotai Expo, after officiating the opening
ceremony.