On October 12, the Faculty of International Tourism and Management had the honour in welcoming Mr. Augustus Leung, the Assistant Vice

President of MICE Sales and New Resort of the Galaxy Entertainment Group, and Mr. Eric Chan, the Assistant Manager of Recruitment and

Workforce Strategy of the Galaxy Entertainment Group, to our university for a guest lecture. This lecture is delivered to all of the fourth year

FITM undergraduate students on the English program.

Mr. Augustus Leung has over 20 years of business development experience in the hotel, convention and exhibition sectors in Hong Kong and Macao, specializing in bidding associations and exhibition events. Previously, he also held management positions at a hotel and gaming

company in Macao. At present, Mr. Augustus Leung and his team are busy preparing for the resumption of activities affected by the earlier

epidemic and are also preparing for the opening of the Galaxy International Convention Centre. Besides, Mr. Eric Chan works in the Human

Resources & Administration Department and is responsible for recruiting talents in all aspects.

Assistant Vice President Mr. Augustus Leung Sharing Insights with Students

The main speaker of this session, Mr. Augustus Leung, has focused his lecture around the current challenges in the MICE industry, current

market segmentation practices, their key stakeholders and the future of the MICE industry in Macao and internationally. At the same time, he also discussed the market conditions for the post-epidemic recovery era from the pandemic in this industry. The students also actively asked a series of in-depth questions about the Galaxy Entertainment Group, such as how they would utilize their company's existing assets and

capabilities to turn it into a driving force that meet market opportunities or to address any threats.

Students Actively Asked a Series of In-depth Questions

Currently, students are undertaking an in-depth strategic planning project of the MICE industry as their term project on the "MICE Industry 

Studies" module. One of the key missions is to develop a suitable development strategy for the Galaxy International Convention Centre from

an internal point of view. Not only did this guest lecture session opened up a strong industry perspective by sharing insightful knowledge on

the operations, strategy and future development of Macao's MICE industry, it also allows students to further understand the entire Galaxy

Entertainment Group. At the same time, Mr. Eric Chan also shared the current recruitment direction, criteria and future employment

opportunities of Galaxy Entertainment Group to our students.

Assistant Vice President Mr. Augustus Leung Answering Students' Questions

Thank you very much to Lecturer Joel Lo Ribeiro who arranged this session, and all staff who supported this event. Most importantly, sincere

thanks to Mr. Augustus Leung, the Assistant Vice President of MICE Sales and New Resort of the Galaxy Entertainment Group for providing a

critical industry perspective on our courses, and Mr. Eric Chan, the Assistant Manager of Recruitment and Workforce Strategy of the Galaxy

Entertainment Group, for providing the employment possibility insights of the group.

Lecturer Joel Lo Ribeiro Presented Souvenirs to the Guests on Behalf of FITM（Photo [left-right]：Mr. Eric Chan, Assistant Manager;

Mr. Augustus Leung, Assistant Vice President; Mr. Joel Lo Ribeiro, Lecturer; Mr. Kennith Lei, Senior Officer）