Starting on Wednesday, November 27th, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) will set up a memorial area in the Galaxy International Convention Center for team members and various sectors of the community to pay tribute to Lui Che Woo, GEG’s Founder and Chairman.
Lui Che Woo passed away on November 7th at the age of 95.
According to a press release dated November 25th, the memorial area, located in Hall B on the Ground Floor of the Galaxy International Convention Center (GICC), will remain open until December 3rd.
On the first day, November 27th, it will be open from 3pm to 6pm; for the remaining days, the hours will be from 11am to 6pm. At the memorial area, members of the public can leave messages of condolences in the memorial guest book.
In the statement, Lui Che Woo is described as ‘a stalwart patriot of his country, Hong Kong, and Macau’.
Lui’s businesses include properties, entertainment and leisure, hospitality, and construction materials across mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, and major cities worldwide.
In 2002, Lui established Galaxy Entertainment Group in Macau. Under his stewardship, GEG – known as a patriotic Chinese enterprise that is ‘deeply rooted in Macau’ – has been ‘supporting the moderate diversification of Macau’s economy and leading the stable, innovative, and sustainable development of the integrated tourism and leisure industry.’
Lui Che Woo’s successor has not yet been announced. According to a previous filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the group stated that ‘the new Chairman of GEG will be appointed in due course, and an announcement will be made regarding that appointment’.
