On Thursday 24th November, nearly 250 of the leading figures in business gathered at the 5th Annual Business Awards of Macau gala ceremony held in Grand Lisboa. The Business Awards of Macau is organised by De Fição Mulimedia Projects and the Charity Association of Macau Business Readers, as the first-of-its kind in Macau, has tried to incentivise and congratulate business excellence of all sizes, and from all sectors in Macau.
A great variety of different sectors and industries from Macau were represented. The diversity on display demonstrated fantastically a growing interest to share the best business practices in town.
Macau is an international city and in every edition of the Business Awards there are large number of international candidates for the awards. Since year, there are more and more local candidates have applied and that many local companies and entrepreneurs have succeeded in expanding their businesses outside of Macau to different market. According to the chairman of Business Awards Paulo Azevedo, the impact of Business Awards has been expanded from multinational corporates to local corporates.
The most honored award of the year, namely the Grand Merit Award, a prize granted to the institute or enterprise considered has revealed higher achievements in all aspects, and has contributed the most to the local community and society.
In the gala ceremony, 46 winners received the awards from the awards presenters: Terry Sio (President and Founder of Rainbow Group, member of the Business Awards of Macau honoured commission and judging panel) / Dra. Zhong Seabra de Mascarenhas,Yi (Vice-President of the Board of Directors, Macau Foundation) / Rutger Verschuren (President of the General Assembly of Macau European Chamber of Commerce, member of the Business Awards of Macau honoured commission and judging panel) / Dominic Sio (Director of CESL Asia, member of the Business Awards of Macau judging panel) / Dra. Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes (Director of MGTO) / Mr.Kevin Ho (Chairman of Anzac Group Company Limited, member of the Business Awards of Macau honoured commission and judging panel) / Mr. Vong Kok Seng (Vice-president of Directors Board of Macao Chamber of Commerce, member of the Business Awards of Macau honoured commission and judging panel) / Dr. Ambrose So (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A.) / Ms.Paula Ling (Lawyer, Member of the People’s Congress of China, member of the Business Awards of Macau honoured commission and judging panel) / Mr.Paulo A. Azevedo (President of Charity Association of Macau Business).
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