[Monday, April 25] MGM has been proactively accelerating the “Tourism+” strategy across industries to further consolidate Macau’s position as the World Center of Tourism and Leisure. Earlier on April 23, MGM organized the “MGM Macanese Cuisine Culinary Contest - Prize Presentation” Ceremony, to not only drive “Tourism + Gastronomy” synergy and showcase the glamour of Macau as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, but also to safeguard and promote the culturally rich Macanese cuisine.
The Ceremony was held at MGM COTAI and attended by a line-up of guests, including Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO); Sun Yao Hua, Director of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR; Fanny Vong, President of the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM); Leong I On, Head of the Division of Secondary Education of the Education and Youth Development Bureau; Ho Sut Heng, President of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions; Ng Sio Lai, President of the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau; Lau Kam Ling, Chairwoman of the Women's General Association of Macau; Carlos Alberto Anok Cabral, President of Confraria da Gastronomia Macaense (CGM); Lee Kwok Hoo, Service Director of Sheng Kung Hui Macau Social Services Coordination Office; Hubert Wang, President & Chief Operating Officer of MGM; Antonio Menano, Executive Vice President of Legal & General Counsel of MGM; Wendy Yu, Executive Vice President of Human Resources of MGM and more. MGM also hosted a dedicated symposium, where Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of MGTO, Diamantina Luíza do Rosário Sá. Coimbra, Vice-President of IFTM, and Carlos Alberto Anok Cabral, President of CGM exchanged insights into the inheritance of Macanese cuisine. In addition, Raymond Vong, Owner of Henri's Galley, gave a cooking demonstration of African chicken (Galinha à Africana), one of the renowned Macanese dishes.
Hubert Wang, President & Chief Operating Officer of MGM, said, “Macanese cuisine is a unique food culture in Macau. MGM has always taken the initiative to promote and pass on such an important heritage. This time, MGM partnered with the IFTM to co-organize the ‘MGM Macanese Cuisine Culinary Contest’ to enable the public to know more about the cuisine and pass down it to future generations. The Contest came with a parent-child category to inspire local youth to engage in the inheritance of the intangible cultural heritage.”
Fanny Vong, President of the IFTM, said, “The preservation and inheritance of a cultural heritage hinges on concerted efforts of the entire society. IFTM has been working with local organizations to promote the culture of Macanese cuisine. Apart from this Macanese Culinary Contest co-organized by MGM and IFTM, we also joined hands with MGM and Shunde Polytechnic to jointly host the Food and Culture Exchange Programme that helps promote the culture of Macanese cuisine into the Greater Bay Area.”
The Prize Presentation Ceremony — open to the public, intended to help Macau residents to enhance their knowledge and skills of Macanese cuisine — is to recognize the distinguished cooking skills of the winners across two categories (Open Category & Parent-Child Category) at the MGM Macanese Cuisine Culinary Contest held earlier. Each category has four awards, namely Champion, First Runner-up, Second Runner-up, and Best Dish Presentation. The entire Culinary Contest received a successful outcome, registering over 100 participants.
The list of winners is as follows:
Open Category | Parent-Child Category |
Champion: | Champion: |
First Runner-up: | First Runner-up: |
Second Runner-up: | Second Runner-up: |
Best Dish Presentation: | Best Dish Presentation: |
The “MGM Macanese Cuisine Culinary Contest” was organized to coincide with the 4th anniversary of Macau attaining the title of “UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy”. The Contest was co-organized by MGM and IFTM; with CGM as a participating unit; and MGTO, Education and Youth Development Bureau, Macao Federation of Trade Unions, General Union of Neighborhood Associations of Macau, the Women's General Association of Macau and Sheng Kung Hui Macau Social Service Coordination Office as supporting units.
Driven to continue to promote the Macanese food culture, MGM will join hands with other parties to usher in a series of community outreach activities. They include dedicated “Little Chef Program” and “Silver Workshop” designed for children and the elderly respectively, etc.
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About MGM
MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in the Greater China region. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions/subconcessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai, which opened in early 2018 and more than doubles our presence in Macau.
MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities include the MGM Art Space, dedicating over 5,000 square feet to display authentic works of art, conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.
MGM COTAI is the latest integrated resort of MGM in China. Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, it offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, Asia’s first dynamic theater, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings and food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.
MGM China Holdings Limited is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage.
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