{"id":777016852,"date":"2024-07-01T09:47:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777016852"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:38:19","slug":"mgm-china-launches-2024-sme-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgm-china-launches-2024-sme-programme","title":{"rendered":"MGM China launches 2024 SME programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The programme aims to connect Macau SMEs with growth opportunities in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- MGM China has launched <strong>MGM SME Program 2024: Seizing Business Opportunities in Cooperation Zone <\/strong>in collaboration with the Guangdong Office of the Macao Chamber of Commerce. The initiative, supported by the Economic Development Bureau of the Cooperation Zone, aims to foster collaboration and business expansion for Macau SMEs in Hengqin and Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MGM China said the programme would facilitate integration between Hengqin and Macau, economic diversification and sustainable development for SMEs amid <strong>the 25th anniversary of the Macao SAR <\/strong>and the third anniversary of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgm-wins-11-at-the-employee-experience-awards-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MGM wins 11 at the Employee Experience Awards 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be an introductory session for SMEs to understand MGM&#8217;s procurement needs and explore collaboration opportunities followed by a business matching event, allowing MGM&#8217;s team members to meet with potential SME vendors. The team will also visit Macau SMEs in the Cooperation Zone to learn more about their products and services. Finally, MGM will invite its SME vendors to the Cooperation Zone to deepen their understanding of the development plans, business environment, and policies to better visualise expansion possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening ceremony took place on June 28 at DoubleTree by Hilton Zhuhai Hengqin. Key attendees included<strong> Ant\u00f3nio Lei<\/strong>, director of the Economic Development Bureau of the Cooperation Zone; <strong>Ma Chi Ngai<\/strong>, president of the Macao Chamber of Commerce and chief representative of the Guangdong Office; and <strong>Kenneth Feng<\/strong>, president and executive director of MGM China Holdings Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feng said: &#8220;Since the launch of the \u2018Local SME Collaboration Program\u2019 with the Macao Chamber of Commerce in 2015, MGM has recruited over 600 long-term SME suppliers. Over the past three years, the establishment of the Cooperation Zone has brought forth beneficial policies for Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Cooperation Zone is the best starting point for Macau SMEs to expand into Mainland China. Through the innovative &#8216;Hengqin-Macao Integration&#8217; model, we aim to foster more business partnerships in the Cooperation Zone. We hope that Macau can grasp hold of the business opportunities in the Cooperation Zone, expanding their reach to the Greater Bay Area and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ngai added:\u00a0&#8220;Both the Macao Chamber of Commerce and MGM are committed to supporting the growth of SMEs in Macau by creating a business platform for Macau SMEs with synergy. Our collaboration program introduces a new model of business interaction between Hengqin and Macau, which guides Macau SMEs to participate in the development of the Cooperation Zone as well as the Greater Bay Area and helps Macau SMEs better integrate into the national development. This program will inject new momentum into Macau&#8217;s long-term economic development and help polish Macao&#8217;s \u2018golden business card\u2019 as an international metropolis.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The programme aims to connect Macau SMEs with growth opportunities in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"MGM China, in collaboration with the Macao Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Bureau of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone, has launched the MGM SME Program 2024. This initiative aims to integrate Macau SMEs into the Hengqin and Greater Bay Area markets, fostering economic diversification and sustainable development. The program facilitates business matching and understanding of expansion opportunities for local vendors within the Cooperation Zone.","focusai_entities":"MGM China, Guangdong Office of the Macao Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Bureau of the Cooperation Zone, Macao Chamber of Commerce, DoubleTree by Hilton Zhuhai Hengqin, Ant\u00f3nio Lei, Ma Chi Ngai, Kenneth Feng, MGM China Holdings Limited","focusai_location":"Macau, Guangdong, Hengqin, Zhuhai, Mainland China, Greater Bay Area","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (1.0), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"SME Program Impact","query":"What are the projected economic diversification metrics and long-term supply chain efficiencies MGM China anticipates from the expanded SME program within the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone?"},{"label":"Regulatory Alignment","query":"How does this 'Hengqin-Macao Integration' model align with the Macau SAR government's broader regulatory objectives for gaming concessionaires regarding local economic contribution and regional development?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[1618],"class_list":["post-777016852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-mgm-china"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777016852"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777016881,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016852\/revisions\/777016881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777016852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777016852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777016852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}