On the evening of Friday May 16, 2014, the Sands
Macao celebrated with an illuminated 10th
Anniversary Sand Sculpture – a replica of the hotel
– located outside at the resort’s fountain area,
and climaxed the event with a fantastic display
of pyrotechnics above the hotel, displayed via
live feed on the Sands Theatre’s LED screen. The
enormous sand sculpture was created by Team
Sandtastic, a Guinness World Record-winning
group of talented artists, and is the only sand
replica of a Sands building anywhere in the world.
Those in attendance included Chief Executive
of the Macao S.A.R. Fernando Chui Sai On,
Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of
the Chinese People’s Political Consultative
Conference Edmund Ho Hau Wah, and Chairman
of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Sheldon Adelson
and Dr. Miriam Adelson. Other officiating guests
included the Vice Director of the Liaison Office of
the Central People’s Government in the Macao
S.A.R. Qiu Hong; Director-General of the Office
of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao
S.A.R. Huang Xing Qian; member of the MSAR Executive
Council and Legislative Assembly Leonel Alberto Alves;
and Antonio Ferreira, Managing Director of Venetian
Macau Limited.
COPA Steakhouse
The Golden Court
“Beyond celebrating 10 years since we opened
our first property in Macao, we also celebrate the
incredible pace of growth we’ve all seen over these
past 10 years,” announced Edward Tracy, Sands China
Ltd. President and Chief Executive Officer. “Sands
China has grown tremendously of course, but even
more significant is the growth of Macao into a world
centre of tourism and leisure.
Our company will continue to
leverage its integrated resort
business model to help bring
the best of the best to Macao,
including the world’s biggest
names in sports, film, music
and more.”
Earlier that day, members of the
local, regional and international
press were treated to a media
a p p re c i a t i o n l u n c h e o n a t
the Sands Macao Ballroom,
following by an introduction to
some of the property’s specialty
restaurants such as The Golden
Court, COPA Steakhouse, 888
Buffet, and SweetSpot.
SweetSpot
888 Buffet
About Sands Macao
Opened in 2004, Sands Macao is a world-class hotel and entertainment complex with
289 luxury suites. Its stunning gold glass exterior houses a wide range of diversions,
including specialty restaurants, a heated outdoor swimming pool, deluxe spa and
salon, conference and banquet facilities, and unrivalled gaming excitement and live
entertainment. It is also home to the Paiza Club – an invitation-only international
VIP club with 51 premium suites of incredible size, opulence and grandeur. As the
first gaming complex in Macao owned and operated by an international operator,
this hotel – which can boast 70 million visitors over the past 10 years – quickly set
the benchmark for future developments in Macao.
www.sandsmacao.com
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