Sands China Ltd has revealed details of a sharing session held for team members and interns at The Parisian Macao last month, part of its program to develop local talent.
The session, featuring five speakers including director of the Macao Labour Affairs Bureau, Wong Chi Hong, saw almost 200 participants in attendance, including interns under Sands China’s Level Up Programme and other diversified talent development programmes. Some of those interns have since been hired as staff.
Sands China revealed that, in support of the fresh university graduate internship programme organized by the Labour Affairs Bureau, it recently provided 84 university graduates with three-month internships at Sands China properties, helping them gain work experience in one of 30 departments, ranging from frontline operations to administrative departments.
The session’s guest speakers shared their experience and insights on youth employment, career planning, youth entrepreneurship and youth development in the Greater Bay Area, via a roundtable discussion. They also encouraged attendees to learn more about their strengths and weaknesses and to equip themselves with the knowledge and skills needed to make contributions to the development of Macao and the mainland.
Wong was joined on the panel by four other VIP speakers: Chan Un Tong, deputy director of the Labour Affairs Bureau; Cheong Man Fai, head of the Youth Department of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau; Kevin Ho King Lun, member of the National People’s Congress and president of the Industry and Commerce Association of Macau; and Francisco Ho Ka Lon, executive committee member of the All-China Youth Federation and chief supervisor of the Macao Youth Federation.
Dr Wilfred Wong, President of Sands China Ltd, said: “The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow, and they represent the future of our community. Sands China is very pleased to offer internships to them so they can take advantage of our company’s integrated resort portfolio – giving them opportunities to take what they learn in their classrooms and apply it in a real-world business environment.
“Our gratitude goes to all of our VIP speakers for sharing insights which can prove to be invaluable for the career paths of our interns, as they prepare to make essential contributions to the diversified economic development of Macau.”
