Sands China and the Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology (GMTCM) have partnered to enhance the integration of the Big Health tourism industry across Macau and Hengqin, leveraging the strengths of both regions.
The collaboration was formalized on Friday with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the GMTCM Park, located in the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.
This agreement aims to invigorate the industry by leveraging Macau’s status as a global hub for leisure and tourism, its exceptional infrastructure and resources, and the accessibility provided by the ‘one-hour living circle’ in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA).
Macau is a city where Eastern and Western cultures have co-existed for over 400 years. By offering rich tourism resources and capitalising on its proximity to Hengqin, Macau has become one of the four key cities in the GBA.
The partnership between Sands China and GMTCM aims to employ the strengths of their hardware and software resources to unleash the potential of Macau-Hengqin development through promoting regional collaboration. They plan to fully utilise their respective resources to help health brands in Macau and Hengqin go global and attract international and domestic investment to Macau, laying the foundation for collaboration between Big Health products and related MICE events, fully in line with Macau’s vision of promoting “1+4” moderate economic diversification.
Grant Chum, chief executive officer and executive director of Sands China Ltd., said: “Rooted in Macau, which we have called home for more than two decades, Sands China is honoured to be the first among Macau’s integrated resort operators to sign an MOU with GMTCM. We have actively participated in this high-level collaboration, aiming to apply our strengths and value to enhance the city’s pivotal role as a world centre of tourism and leisure and a gateway for cultural exchange between East and West, deepening Macau’s integration into national development.”
Wu Song, chairman of Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd., added: “This collaboration marks the official launch of in-depth cooperation between the two parties in the field of Big Health and tourism, carrying profound significance for advancing the cross-sector integration of Macau and Hengqin’s ‘tourism+’ initiatives. Since China Taiping officially took over the operation of the industrial park in January 2023, significant achievements have been made with the enthusiastic support of relevant central ministries, the Macau SAR government, and various sectors of society.”
“This joint effort is a concrete measure in response to the Macau SAR government’s 2025 Policy Address to support key industrial projects in Macau and Hengqin, as well as deepening the cross-sector integration of ‘tourism+’. The industrial park and Sands China have vast potential for collaboration in areas such as product development, service innovation, and market expansion,” he added.
Potential collaborative projects between Sands China and GMTCM include organising Big Health MICE events through their venue resources and professional platforms to promote the mutual development of the medical, healthcare, and wellness industry in Macau and Hengqin. Related events might include professional forums, industrial exhibitions, and international conferences and meetings, intended to strengthen exchange and interaction between Macau and Hengqin. Other possibilities include introducing new Big Health tourism facilities and products at Sands China’s integrated resorts and GMTCM Park to provide premium health management and medical care services for tourists and residents in Macau and Hengqin.
