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Sports events should be held on a regular basis by the gaming
concessionaires, who also need to focus on improving the infrastructure quality to hold these events. This includes international and inter-regional competitions (e-sports included). The item on arts and culture details requirements to hold
exhibitions featuring arts, handicraft, antiques, animation, fashion, books and luxury goods as well as literary events. Bidders should also put forth plans to develop theme museums, art galleries and theatres. World-renowned masters should be invited to display their art
works and give talks. These should be carried out in cooperation with the local cultural and artistic community.
Health and culinary tourism
The sixth item on the non-gaming requirements concerns health and wellbeing. Health tourism is key in this respect, as companies will need to develop health tourism products and services. These include medical care, traditional Chinese medicine services, and beauty and rehabilitation spas, among others. Concessionaires are also expected to develop innovative and
high-tech thematic attractions that can be on par with what has been developed in neighbouring regions. This is to attract a diversity of tourists from different age groups. As Macau earned the title of UNESCO Creative City of
Gastronomy in 2018, the Government wants concessionaires to tap into it and further promote the diversification of gastronomy elements in cooperation with local SMEs. Community tourism is another item mentioned in the tender
programme. This entails making the most of the city’s cultural and heritage appeal by cooperating with the local community in developing Macau-style tourist products. Maritime tourism is listed as the 10th item, as bidders shall
develop waterfront leisure events and seaside sports and other related products. Finally, the tender programme requires bidders to submit plans
related to other projects, such as support to scientific and technological innovation and S&T industries in general, as well
as “other non-gaming projects that may create world-class tourism experiences for visitors coming from all over the world and provide new opportunities for the development of local SMEs in a away that is mutually beneficial to the bidder and the SMEs and that promotes economic diversification and sustainable urban development of the SAR”. In line with the July 28 executive order, the tender
programme states that in addition to the bidders’ suitability and financial capacity and conditions that are more advantageous for the SAR to develop casino games of chance, authorities will take into account seven criteria: 1) the amount of the proposed premium; 2) plans regarding the expansion to costumers from foreign markets; 3) experience in operating casino games of chance orb related fields; 4) the SAR’s interest regarding non-gaming projects; 5) the casino management plan; 6) proposal of overseeing and preventing illicit activities in casinos; and 7) social responsibilities. All interested parties should submit their bids no later than
5:45 pm on September 14 with a security deposit of at least MOP10 million (US$1.25 million).
Gaming tender programme Non-gaming areas to be developed by gaming concessionaires
• Promoting international visitation • MICE (Conventions and Exhibitions) • Entertainment • Sports events • Arts and culture • Health and wellbeing tourism • Themed amusement • City of gastronomy • Community tourism • Maritime tourism • Other projects (namely science and technology)
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