CESL Asia held its “Kids Movie Day” for the seventh consecutive year with an aim to spread the love and care to the kids from local child institutions and bring joyfulness to them. CESL Asia Social Investment (CSI) Team gathered over 100 kids and 30 volunteers to enjoy an animation movie and disseminate the idea of building harmonious society.

The event was held on 14 October and CESL Asia Social Investment Team counted with the presence of Mr. António Trindade, Mr. Dominic Sio and the most senior members of CESL Asia Executive team as well as kids from CESL Asia’s volunteers who hosted. Kids from Macau Special Olympics, Cradle of Hope, Fountain of Hope and Fountain of Love and Joy Integrated Family Services Centre. In total we had over 130 participants who enjoyed an animation movie and a brunch party.

As has been the case in the past years, the party at McDonald’s restaurant at Macao Science Center was a highlight in the program to further delight the kids with a nice brunch and entertainment. Ms. Michelle Ho, CEO of Golden Burger (Macau) Food Company Limited and Developmental Licensee for McDonald’s Macau, and their management team were also present at the party and joined-in a great time with the kids through the joyful meals and interactive games. During the occasion, the presence of Ronald McDonald and his interaction with the kids led to a playful end to the brunch. After the brunch, all kids participated in an educating visit of the Macao Science Centre while all admissions were fully sponsored by the Center. All kids enjoyed the animation movie that followed the meal and visit to the Macao Science Centre, and made-up for an unforgettable day, a perfect ending for this CESL Asia Social Investment activity.

We all in CESL Asia, with senior management leadership, hope to contribute to nurture Macau kids as they are our future and, in this way, we expect to contribute to their upbringing, to grow our city. One of the volunteers from CSI team expressed that this is valuable experience which allowed their kids to communicate with different sectors in society and at the same time, the kids can leave to give a helping hand to others and care for disadvantaged groups in the society.

CESL Asia established “CESL Asia Social Investment” fund (CSI) since 2000. Each year, CESL Asia devotes part of its corporate revenue to social worthy investments of local youth and community development. In the future, CESL Asia will take a proactive role in promoting harmonious society and in hand with the public to create a better tomorrow.

On 13 May, Mr. António Trindade, the President and Chief Executive Officer of CESL Asia, led the group’s Social Investment Team to the Macao Blood Transfusion Service Centre for collective blood donation, encouraging the life-saving voluntary acts and ensuring sufficient blood supplies for the city.

This activity was held for the fourth consecutive year, together with more than 20 CESL Asia members and their families to support this meaningful life-changing event. CESL Asia continues its efforts in contributing to the community and helping the needy through blood donation, hoping that this initiative can influence all around the society with caring.

To promote the intellectual, social, cultural and physical well-being of the community, CESL Asia initiated the non-profit “CESL Asia Social Investment Fund” in 2000. Over these years, the company keeps organizing a variety of Social Investment Programs and works closely with staff members, clients and likeminded entities to advance local community development.

With progressive mindset and solid actions, CESL Asia has been committed to playing its part in bridging Mainland China, the Portuguese-speaking countries and other European countries under the Macau’s Platform to implement green, innovative and sustainable business approaches for economic and social development of these territories. At this year’s MIECF, CESL Asia will also showcase its association with Spin.Works, a Portuguese technology company that applies proprietary space technology to an unmanned craft that is equipped with high-tech intelligence that can be applied to a wide variety of areas.

With its breadth of local experience in Macau, China and Portugal, CESL Asia is devoted to serving a portfolio of prestigious references with its high-performance and value-added management and operations, with a focus on sustainability and environmental solutions. Meanwhile, CESL Asia is also making tireless contribution to foster Sino-Luso economic and social development with investments and operations in both markets, namely in terms of advancing the use of sustainable energy and technology solutions. CESL Asia, as a Macau company, pioneers in the high-tech renewable energy industry in Portugal and has so far invested two Concentrating Photovoltaic Power Plants in Southern Portugal. CESL Asia will further its investments into seed to table projects and into the application of state-of-the-art technologies to energy and agriculture projects. All like Spin.Works business proposition that integrates the functionalities of survey, surveillance and data analysis, featuring proprietary, multidisciplinary solutions for the applications in commercial agriculture, water management, mining, topography, etc. CESL Asia believes that such innovations will create higher values and harvest a brighter and sustainable future for its business and the generations to come.

With a well-deserved reputation over the past 28 years, CESL Asia takes the lead in applying and transferring prominent technology into localized and superb services. CESL Asia will seize every opportunity brought up by One Belt One Road Initiative, as a promising new economic tie between China, Macau, Pan-Pearl River Delta (9+2) and the Portuguese-speaking countries to press ahead with its commitment to serving the community, while developing its business.

The CESL Asia and Friends Sport Fun Day was held on 10 June at Workers Stadium, a cooperative effort to promote social integration and stimulate institutional, corporate and public awareness for the untapped potential for the challenged members of our community as contributors for the social and economic development of our community. The event, with the support of participating entities and individuals, succeeded in raising a total of MOP 80,000 for Macau Special Olympics (MSO) to empower its mission of transforming lives through sports.

This year’s event aimed at increasing the number of participants that are involved in CESL Asia’s annual Sport Fun Day activities by including a bocce ball tournament alongside with the annual football tournament which have received great support and recognition from those participating in previous years. The bocce tournament fostered face-to-face interactions among participating teams with MSO athletes and families as well as cultivated mutual understanding through the joy of participating in sports activities. The on-site Kids Corner extended the fun to the younger participants and also helped to introduce them to the benefits of an inclusive society into all aspects.

The impact and success of the event were attributed to the generous support of the participating teams, namely Administration of Airports Ltd., Banco Comercial de Macau, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Be-1, BOC Macau Branch Sports Association, Ernst & Young, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Global Communications Advertising & Marketing Ltd., Golden Burger (Macau) Food Co. Ltd., Housing Bureau, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Ltd., Jorge Neto Valente, Lawyers and Notaries, Jornal Tribuna de Macau, Macau Coca-Cola Beverage Co. Ltd., Macau Daily Times, Marine and Water Bureau, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., MGM, Milton Exhibits & Engineering (Macau) Ltd., Philippine Consulate General - Macau SAR, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A., The Macau Institution of Engineers, and University of Saint Joseph, as well as over 80 volunteers.

Some participants expressed their excitement in exploring the bocce game and the hand-on experience of partnering with MSO athletes; while the latter shared their joy in meeting new friends.

As committed at the establishment of its Social Investment program in 2000 and inspired by its motto “How to grow a city.”, CESL Asia will continue fostering the interaction among diverse parties of our community through sports events and other initiatives, while working with its staff, their families and business associates for the development of a prosperous and caring community.