With the support of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau, MGM is currently holding a “Seminar on the Belt & Road Initiative and Greater Bay Area Plan” at MGM Macau’s Grand Ballroom. Kicking off Monday and continuing today, the keynote speaker is Professor Zhang Jianping, Director General of the Center for Regional Economic Cooperation, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC) under the Ministry of Commerce of China and Vice President of Chinese Association of Social and Economic Systematic Analysis.
The event is being attended by over 300 MGM management team members and offers the audience updates on how Macau can seize the opportunities brought about by the implementation of the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) and the development of the Greater Bay Area.
The event kicked off with an opening speech by Mr Grant Bowie, who said, “The BRI is one of our generation’s opportunities that we should all grasp, taking on both large and small initiatives at regional tourism and destination levels. MGM has been one of the key players in developing Macau into a World Center of Tourism and Leisure. Our role will further enhance with the opening of MGM Cotai, through a spectrum of unique and innovative offerings. This seminar enables our management staff to understand more details of the events and activities that will affect our future, so that we can play a role in achieving the best outcomes for Macau and the Greater China Region.”
Being recognized as the foremost thought leader in this field, Professor Zhang Jianping has chaired more than 60 study projects and offered international consultancy for United Nations (UN), World Bank (WB), and more. In the seminar, he spoke on topics including the BRI, the construction of the Greater Bay Area and its development opportunities for Macau. He addressed that, “Macau can strengthen its role as an international tourism hub in the Greater Bay Area, and continue to explore more development opportunities.”
