Galaxy Entertainment boss gives $3.7M to UTM, gets building named after him

Galaxy Entertainment Group Chairman Francis Lui Yiu Tung donated MOP30 million ($3.7 million) to the Macao University of Tourism (UTM), with the institution naming its main educational building after him in recognition of the contribution. 

The Yiu Tung Building was officially inaugurated during a ceremony held on July 23rd, according to a press release from the university’s website on Wednesday.

The 14-storey building, formerly known as the Silver Jubilee Building, spans approximately 16,000 square metres and houses 58 theoretical classrooms, 54 academic offices, 4 educational kitchens, and mock hospitality facilities. The facility can accommodate over 2,000 students simultaneously and will serve as the primary teaching venue for degree programmes starting from the new academic year.

Lui, who also chairs K. Wah Group and serves as inaugural Chair of the Trustees Committee of the UTM Development Foundation, designated his donation to support academic development initiatives. The funding will establish teaching excellence awards, research excellence awards, outstanding paper awards, and foster exchange and collaboration programmes.

Cheung Kin Chung, Chair of the Executive Committee of UTM Development Foundation, expressed gratitude to Lui as the Foundation’s first Honorary Patron. He stated the Foundation would enhance its financial management mechanisms to ensure efficient resource utilisation, positioning the Yiu Tung Building as a benchmark for “high-quality teaching, breakthrough research, and effective talent cultivation” in tourism education and industry research.