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

(Macao, Apr. 3, 2023) – Sands China Ltd. held a seminar about the recent sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) March 28 at The Londoner® Macao for management team members and local youth.

Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd., moderated the sharing session, and said: "2023 is the opening year for the comprehensive implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, with both hopes and challenges coexisting. Sands China is therefore very pleased to have hosted this seminar, as it helps its participants to develop an in-depth understanding of the spirit of the NPC and CPPCC sessions. We want to encourage all of our team members, including young professionals, to have a comprehensive understanding of the nation's development path and its significant decisions. This will enable them to fuse into the country's overall development and capitalize on the opportunities presented by the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. By doing so, they can make valuable contributions toward building a better future for Macao under the framework of One Country, Two Systems."

Entitled the Sands China Distinguished Speaker Forum Series – The Spirit of NPC and CPPCC, the event was led by four distinguished guests: Kou Hoi In, member of the NPC Standing Committee and president of the Macao Legislative Assembly; Iong Weng Ian, member of the NPC and president of the Board of Supervisors of the Women's General Association of Macau; Ho Ion Sang, member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Macao SAR; and Lee Chong Cheng, member of the CPPCC National Committee and president of the Macao Federation of Trade Unions.

The sharing session was attended and advised by Sun Yaohua, director of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region. Ng On Lou, acting head of the Research and Data Analysis Division of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau was also in attendance.

More than 230 people attended the sharing session, including Sands China team members and students of the company's development programmes. Sands China provided on-site simultaneous English interpretation to convey the spirit of the NPC and CPPCC for non-Chinese speakers. The company also provided a live feed of the event at the back-of-house areas of Sands China's properties, offering team members a way to participate in the event remotely.

In his remarks, Kou highlighted that the institutional reform of the State Council demonstrates the central government's unswerving resolution to overcome obstacles in all circumstances. He also expressed his support to the formation of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party's Central Committee, as it exemplifies the fact that the central government has placed importance on the roles and functions of both Hong Kong and Macao – thus helping facilitate Macao's integration into the country's overall development.

Iong explained in detail her proposal to accelerate the construction of an integrated talent training mechanism for Hengqin and Macao, as she believes that it is the most critical aspect of promoting the construction of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.

Meanwhile, Ho conveyed the spirit of the speech made to the Macao delegation by Zhao Leji, member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, in which he spoke about ensuring the healthy and orderly development of Macao's gaming industry, among other things.

Lee stated that the spirit of craftsmanship is the driver of the high-quality development of enterprises. He therefore encouraged the participants to work together in contributing to the development of Macao's moderate economic diversification.

The Sands China Distinguished Speaker Forum Series – The Spirit of NPC and CPPCC 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 25,000 team members through over 20 initiatives, including professional literacy training courses, professional lectures, various professional exchange activities, and through film viewing sessions.

 

Photo caption: Guest speakers gather with Sands China management after the event on March 28.

Left to right: Dylan Williams, general counsel and company secretary of Sands China Ltd.; Ng On Lou, acting head of the Research and Data Analysis Division of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau; Ho Ion Sang, member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Macao SAR; Kou Hoi In, member of the NPC Standing Committee and president of the Macao Legislative Assembly; Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd.; Iong Weng Ian, member of the NPC and president of the Board of Supervisors of the Women's General Association of Macau; Lee Chong Cheng, member of the CPPCC National Committee and president of the Macao Federation of Trade Unions; Sun Yaohua, director of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region; Dave Sun, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Sands China Ltd.; and Wen Hongyan, senior vice president of human resources for Sands China Ltd.