Galaxy Entertainment Group Shares Poker King Tournament Proceeds with Caritas Macau
- 1. Caritas Macau, Mr. Paul Pun Chi Meng (right) receives cheque donation from Chief Operating Officer of StarWorld, Mr. Gabriel Hunterton (left) inside GEG’s Galaxy Macau™ Exhibition Center.
- 2. To thank StarWorld’s support, Secretary General of Caritas Macau, Mr. Paul Pun Chi Meng (right) presents a souvenir to Chief Operating Officer of StarWorld, Mr. Gabriel Hunterton (left).
Macau, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, (Thursday, January 20, 2011) – Showing immense support for Caritas Macau’s charitable work, earlier this week, Galaxy Entertainment Group (“GEG”)’s flagship property, StarWorld Hotel & Casino (“StarWorld”), donated part of the proceeds it generated from hosting last year’s Poker King Tournaments to the charity organization.
StarWorld hosted a number of Poker King Tournaments at its property last year. A superb host of events, the property proved highly successful in attracting local, regional and international poker fans and players to participate in its tournaments. Benevolent and upholding the Group’s belief that businesses grow alongside the community and share its successes with the wider community, GEG committed part of the tournament proceeds to charity.
Representing GEG at the Exhibition Center of its soon-to-open, integrated mega resort – Galaxy Macau™, Mr. Gabriel Hunterton, Chief Operating Officer of StarWorld and Mr. Buddy Lam, Vice President of Public Relations of GEG presented the HKD74,196 cheque to Mr. Paul Pun Chi Meng, Secretary General of Caritas Macau. Receiving the cheque, Mr. Pun said, “GEG does not only focus on its own goingconcern, but also attends to the needs of the community. On behalf of Caritas Macau and Macau’s residents, I thank GEG for its generosity and vow to make good use of GEG’s contribution and assist more people in need.”
Caritas Macau is a non-profit charity organization that offers social welfare and assistance to Macau’s needed communities and groups. The services that this charity organization provides include social services works, educational support, medical care and community works while its target audiences include young children, the elderly, youth, people with disabilities, and so on. GEG takes pride in being able to make a small contribution towards Caritas magnanimous work, which GEG strongly believes is invaluable to achieving Macau’s sustainable social welfare development.