July 18-21 event
supported Macao's "tourism+"
initiative
Free business platform for local SMEs
and Sands retailers
MACAO, July 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2024 Sands Shopping
Carnival successfully drew to a close Sunday at The
Venetian® Macao's Cotai
Expo, after setting an all-time high of 120,000 visits during four
days of shopping, activities and performances.
The Sands Shopping Carnival has welcomed over 540,000 visitors
since its 2020 debut, becoming an annual signature event for Sands
China. It offers residents and tourists an exciting weekend
destination while supporting the Macao SAR government's 'tourism+'
strategy, and provides a free business platform for local SMEs and
Sands retailers to boost post-pandemic economic revival – creating
synergy by featuring both local and international brands at one
event.
Now in its fifth year, the carnival offered visitors more than
580 booths to browse – with an unprecedented 325 booths dedicated
to local SME suppliers – across nine exhibition zones: Sands
retailers; household products; parenting and family; gourmet and
wine; food court; green living; Macao cultural and creative; play and fun; and
Macao specialties and
souvenirs.
The carnival featured a selection of MOP 1 products each day, as
well as extensive discounts of up to 90 percent off from
international brands. Free shuttle service and free parking ensured
convenient access to the carnival for residents and tourists.
The Sands Cares Ambassadors were on site accompanying members of
community groups to enjoy some of the attractions. They took
members of the Caritas Macau Fountain of Love and Joy Integrated
Family Service Center to experience go-karting and to play at some
of the carnival's game booths, and also accompanied parents and
children from Macau Child Development Association to join the
carnival's BOC Smart Kids Presents: Little Master Chef Workshop.
The always popular food-prep and decorating activity drew in over
530 participants during the carnival, where Sands China's food and
beverage team led children and parents to work together on tacos,
spring rolls, sushi, and more.
At the carnival's Food Court, four social enterprises that offer
vocational training for their service users sold food and drinks:
Corner of Portuguese Cuisine, Fuhong Society of Macau; the Macau Association for Intellectual
Development Services' Sam Meng Chi Snack Shop; Macau Special
Olympics' Dream of Sexagenarian group; and the Association of
Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers through their project Hold On to
Hope. At the Gourmet and Wine zone, Tung Sin Tong ran a booth
offering herbal tea and soup packs. The carnival was an opportunity
for these projects to gain exposure in the local commercial market
and create job opportunities for their members.
At the carnival's Macao Cultural and Creative zone, 10 community
organisations ran booths: Fuhong Society of Macau, the Association of Parents of the
People with Intellectual Disabilities of Macau, Everyone Stray Dogs Macau Volunteer
Group, Macau Special Olympics, the Macau Association for
Intellectual Development Services, The Corner Shop of Richmond
Fellowship of Macau, The Methodist
Church Macau, Sheng Kung Hui Youth Works, Noah Family Mutual Aid
Association, and Bosco Green Store
of Bosco Youth Service Network.
Throughout the carnival, a group of Macau Special Olympics
members had the chance to role-play as news reporters and editors –
doing interviews, taking photographs, and shooting video – so they
could then write, edit and do post-production for their news
reports.
The ICBC ePay Presents: National Essence: Hanfu Styling
Contest crowned its winners, as did the new Bank of
Communications Presents: Rising Stars: 2024 Kids Talent
Showdown, both attracting participants from the Greater Bay
Area and enriching the carnival with spectacular
entertainment.
The carnival operated with environmental awareness in mind, in
line with the goals of the Sands ECO360 global sustainability
strategy. Local NGO Green Future, along with a group of Sands
ECO360 Ambassadors, demonstrated effective methods for recycling
cardboard, plastic and metal to exhibitors, teaching them practical
knowledge and techniques for recycling. In addition, items such as
used laundry baskets and weighing scales were given away to
visitors with any spending at a dedicated counter during the
carnival.
The 2024 Sands Shopping Carnival was held in support of the
Macao SAR government's economic revival efforts. It was organised
by Sands China Ltd. and co-organised by the Macao Chamber of Commerce, with the full
support of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau, the
Macao Government Tourism Office, and the Macao Commerce and
Investment Promotion Institute. It was sponsored by Macau, ICBC (Macau), Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.
Macau Branch, and BNU.
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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 Londoner
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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