{"id":777047053,"date":"2026-09-04T07:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777047053"},"modified":"2026-09-04T08:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:04:11","slug":"macau-casino-operators-pledge-us5m-for-tibet-mudslide-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casino-operators-pledge-us5m-for-tibet-mudslide-relief","title":{"rendered":"Macau casino operators pledge US$5m for Tibet mudslide relief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The donations are intended to support emergency response and reconstruction efforts after the disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- The six casino concessionaires in Macau and the Lui Che Woo Family Charitable Foundation<\/strong> have pledged a combined MOP40m (US$5m) <\/strong>to support relief and recovery efforts following the deadly mudslide in Gyirong County, Xigaze city, Tibet. The donation, made with the assistance of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau SAR, is intended to fund search-and-rescue operations, relief supplies, medical assistance, temporary accommodation and longer-term reconstruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galaxy Entertainment Group and the foundation jointly pledged MOP10m, while Sands China also committed MOP10m. Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM China, SJM Resorts and Wynn Macau each pledged MOP5m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galaxy Entertainment chairman Francis Lui <\/strong>said the company hoped its contribution would provide \u201ctimely and meaningful assistance\u201d, while Sands China executive vice chairman Wilfred Wong<\/strong> said the donation would \u201cprovide immediate assistance to those impacted\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executives from Melco, MGM China, SJM Resorts <\/strong>and Wynn Macau<\/strong> also support for the affected communities. MGM China chairperson Pansy Ho<\/strong> said she was confident residents would \u201cgradually rebuild their lives and livelihoods\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mudslide struck the area around Gyirong Port<\/strong> on August 26 after a high-altitude glacier collapse and ice-rock avalanche on the Nepalese side of the border. The disaster caused severe casualties on both sides, with hundreds of people still missing. The Macau government donated CNY30m (US$4.5m)<\/strong> to Tibet in late August to support rescue and recovery efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Sands China receives new environmental certification<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The donations are intended to support emergency response and reconstruction efforts after the disaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2384,"featured_media":777027981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau's six casino concessionaires, alongside the Lui Che Woo Family Charitable Foundation, have collectively pledged MOP40m (US$5m) to support disaster relief and reconstruction efforts in Tibet following a deadly mudslide. This coordinated corporate social responsibility initiative, facilitated by the Central People's Government's Liaison Office, highlights the integrated role of gaming operators in regional community support and government relations.","focusai_entities":"Galaxy Entertainment Group, Lui Che Woo Family Charitable Foundation, Sands China, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM China, SJM Resorts, Wynn Macau, Francis Lui, Wilfred Wong, Pansy Ho, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macau SAR","focusai_location":"Macau, Gyirong County, Xigaze city, Tibet, Nepal","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Concession Impact?","query":"How might this collective MOP40m donation influence the ongoing dialogue regarding Macau's gaming concession renewals or future regulatory expectations for operators?"},{"label":"ESG Valuation Impact?","query":"What specific impact will this significant CSR contribution have on the ESG ratings and investor valuations of the participating Macau concessionaires?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23959,1618,21680],"class_list":["post-777047053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-galaxy-entertainment-group","tag-mgm-china","tag-sands-china"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047053","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\/2384"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777047053"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777047059,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047053\/revisions\/777047059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777027981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777047053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777047053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777047053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}