Melco Resorts & Entertainment today hosted Melco Women’s Forum and inaugurated a new series of initiatives for women at City of Dreams Macau for colleagues and the community. The event was officiated by guests including Dr. Alexis Tam Chon Weng, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macau SAR Government; Ms. Zhang Jianghua, Deputy Director-General of the Economic Affairs Department of Liaison Office of The Central People’s Government in The Macau SAR; Mr. Naoki Yoshiike, Consul-Economic Section of Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong; Ms. Lam Yuan Mui, Director-General of Macau Women’s General Association of Macau and Ms. Ho Xue Heng, Vice President of Federação das Associações dos Operarios de Macau (FAOM). Themed ‘Best I Can Be’, the event was attended by 600 guests from the Macao SAR Government, the community and Melco management and non-management colleagues.
Ms. Ann Osman, Malaysia’s first female professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter who was voted one of TIME Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders and Ms. Julia Morley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Miss World Organization were keynote speakers. Forum panelists comprised prominent female figures including Ms. Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of the Macau Government Tourist Office; Ms. Karuna Shisho, Board Director, Melco; Ms. Dominique Mielle, Board Director, Studio City; Ms. Silvia Vanessa Pounce De Leon Sanchez, Miss World 2018 and Ms. Kanako Date, Miss Japan 2018 who shared their experiences, both professional and personal.
Mr. Lawrence Ho, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melco Resorts & Entertainment,said, “Initiatives for women have always been at the forefront of Melco’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Embracing diversity is one of Melco’s guiding principles and we strive to be an equal opportunity employer. We are thrilled to be joined by today’s guests as inspirational women in influential roles to raise awareness of women’s issues, and look forward to implementing further women’s initiatives to benefit our colleagues and the community.”
The event was officiated by guests including Dr. Alexis Tam Chon Weng, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macau SAR Government; Ms. Zhang Jianghua, Deputy Director-General of the Economic Affairs Department of Liaison Office of The Central People’s Government in The Macau SAR; Mr. Naoki Yoshiike, Consul-Economic Section of Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong; Ms. Lam Yuan Mui, Director-General of Macau Women’s General Association of Macau and Ms. Ho Xue Heng, Vice President of Federação das Associações dos Operarios de Macau (FAOM).
Dr. Alexis Tam Chon Weng, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, commented: “The year 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao SAR Government. During this time, tourism and surrounding industries have flourished, catalyzing endless opportunities and strengthening the advance of gender equality. In Macau, where instances of families with both parents working have increased, the pressure for working mothers have been the focus of much attention. Maintaining women’s rights and interests have always been one of the important policies of the Macau government. I am pleased that Melco has long been an advocate of the development and implementation of initiatives for women, bringing further female-friendly activities and policies to society. Today, I am glad to witness Melco continue investing resources to the cause, contributing to the fruitfulness and meaningfulness of the lives of Macau’s women.”
In 2008, Melco partnered with the Organization for Oncology and Translational Research, the Worker’s Medical Clinic. The company also partnered with Women’s General Association of Macau to provide free health examinations. Melco is the first integrated resort to set up lactation rooms across all our major properties to support working mothers.
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