Corporate Bits | Sands China increases CNG-powered buses

Sands China Ltd. announced in a statement that it has been increasing the number of its guest shuttle buses fuelled by clean energy, with 25 percent of its fleet already running on compressed natural gas (CNG) technology.

According to a press release, the gaming operator became Macau’s first integrated resort developer to use CNG-powered buses in September 2016 when it rolled out 30 clean energy guest shuttles for the opening of The Parisian Macao, whose entire fleet runs on clean energy.

The Venetian Macao added eight more clean energy guest shuttles to its fleet this month, bringing Sands China’s total number of clean energy-powered buses to 38.

“Sands China is very pleased to support the sustainability initiatives of the Macau SAR government,” said Mark McWhinnie, the company’s senior vice president of resort operations and development.

“Sustainable operations are at the core of our business philosophy, and utilising clean energy vehicles is one of the many ways we work to decrease our carbon footprint and lesson our environmental impact,” he added.

‘Wynn Cup’ award ceremony celebrates winners

The award ceremony for the second edition of the “Wynn Cup – Macau Primary School Student National Education Drawing Competition” was held at Wynn Palace yesterday.

The ceremony brought together over 500 teachers and students from more than 30 schools, along with representatives from all sectors of the community.

This year’s event, which featured the theme “My Chinese Dream”, was sponsored by Wynn and organized by the National Conditions Education (Macau) Association.

Wynn said in a press release yesterday that it hopes to strengthen local primary school students’ knowledge and understanding of national education; as well as enhancing cultural and educational exchanges between Macau and the mainland.

Linda Chen, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of Wynn Macau, Limited said in her speech, “It is encouraging to see that the competition attracted participation from more than 30 schools and over 10,000 Macau primary school students, achieving outstanding results. It is the most popular primary school drawing competition in Macau, with the number of schools taking part up 30 percent compared to last year.”