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Over 140 Team Members Show Compassion to Welcome Year of the Monkey

[February 3, 2016, Macau] For the fifth year, MGM joined hands with “Centro de Dia Brilho da Vida”, a service center for seniors under Caritas Macau, to organize the “Spring Clean for Love” event for local senior citizens living alone.

In Chinese traditions, a cleaned house symbolizes the arrival of good luck and fortune at Chinese New Year. On February 3, MGM’s senior executives led a team of 140 volunteers, including more than 50 management team members, to clean and decorate 200 households of 65-90 year-olds. As one of the operators providing the largest scale of house cleaning activity, MGM believes the seniors can experience love and care from the community, and our philanthropic efforts can bring together our colleagues and inspire them to extend the fulfilling happiness to their families at home.

Subsequently, the Chinese “Fai Chun” (red banners) specially designed by MGM were placed on doorways and windows as festive decorations to welcome Chinese New Year. In addition, MGM presented a New Year “goodie bag” gift to wish every household a healthy and prosperous year ahead.

Year by year, the number of volunteers participated in the house cleaning has increased from 60 to 140, and the number of beneficiaries has grown from 80 to 200.

Mr. Grant Bowie, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited, participated in the house cleaning and said, “Through the activity, team members show their compassion and support to the community and helps to forge a stronger bond within the team. MGM has always encouraged our team to participate in numerous volunteering activities as a way to give back to the community. In the coming Year of the Monkey, MGM will continue to be an advocate for the community with various charitable events and to create a better tomorrow today.”

Mr. Philip Yuen, Director of Administration from Caritas Macau, visited the senior citizens and the volunteer team. “We would like to thank MGM for their continuous support to Caritas Macau and especially their participation in the annual Spring Clean for the senior citizens at the Social Housing Unit. This year, MGM reaches a high record of 200 households and is the first operator to have achieved such a large scale of cleaning activity. We hope that the kindness from MGM can be extended to the community in welcoming a prosperous year ahead.” he said.

MGM has been working with Centro de Dia Brilho da Vida since 2010 on different activities for senior citizens locally. A dedicated team of volunteers was formed in May, 2011 to pay monthly visits to the Center, and has established a profound friendship ever since. They have contributed over 3,000 hours of volunteer work since, and has reached 3,500 social service recipients.

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About MGM

MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in the Greater China region. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions/subconcessions to run casino games in Macau.  MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and is developing a second resort, MGM COTAI which is expected to more than double our presence in the world’s largest gaming market, Macau. 

MGM MACAU is a luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style.  MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling.  MGM MACAU’s world class facilities include an Art Space dedicating over 8,000 square feet to display authentic works of art, conference and event facilities, an award-winning spa, and nine signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on prime waterfront on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.

MGM COTAI designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, plans to offer approximately 1,500 hotel rooms and suites, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings and food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience.  MGM COTAI will offer Asia’s first dynamic theater and a spectacle to wow every guest who steps foot in our resort. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. The US$3 billion project is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2016. 

MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage.  For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.

 

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Juliana Kung                                      

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