Corporate Bits | BNU exhibition – ‘a new century together with you’

To celebrate BNU’s 113th anniversary, the Bank is holding an exhibition “A New Century Together With You”, at the Residence of the Consul-General of Portugal, from June 25 to July 31. An opening ceremony was held on Wednesday at the exhibition venue. Honorable guests including Mr Edmund Ho, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC, Mr Lionel Leong, representative of the Chief Executive and Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Pan Yundong, Deputy Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in Macau, Mr Gao Shangde, Assistant Director of the Economic Affairs Department of the PRC’s Liaison Office, Mr Vitor Sereno, Consul General of Portugal in Macau, and around 500 other guests including government officials, business partners and clients of BNU, attended the opening ceremony.
In his welcome remarks, Mr Pedro Cardoso, BNU’s CEO, said “for more than a century, BNU is part of the financial life of Macau, maintaining an active role in the social and economic development of the territory, supporting local business activities.”

new sands china career development program popular with staff

More than 1,000 Sands China team members have shown interest in the company’s new Integrated Resort Career Development Program, with nearly 400 now participating in the first phase of the recently launched program. The initiative was announced in May, and team members have shown a keen interest in taking advantage of the opportunity it provides.
Participating staff are gaining experience working in several non-gaming departments throughout the company’s integrated resorts, via voluntary six-month assignments. The program kicked off June 15, with close to 200 team members now working with the hotel operations team, in front office, public areas, concierge, recreation, housekeeping, guest services and retail. Another 60 have started working with the entertainment team, and over 100 will begin working with the food and beverage department later this month.
Another batch will soon begin taking their posts for the second phase of the program in July, with opportunities to work in departments including finance, convention and exhibition, facilities, information technology and others.

melco and dragone inspire creative careers for local talents

As a company with deep roots in Macau, Melco Crown Entertainment has been dedicated to developing local talents. With its business partner Dragone, the company organized a new backstage journey at The House of Dancing Water to showcase non-gaming career opportunities to attract local talents to join the HKD2 billion show in Macau.
Over 80 educators from local universities and educational institutes, as well as representatives of labor unions, were invited to the backstage journey for an encounter with the production and the backstage secrets of the show. Through this, Melco aims to introduce to the local educational community the extensive career choices the spectacle provides to local people, and inspire insights on the curriculum preparation to meet the demands of Macau’s creative and entertainment industry.