Wilfred Wong on the challenges of operating Sands China’s resorts and casinos in Macau
Wong talks about his varied career and why his experience makes him the ideal fit for his position
Dr Wilfred Wong is the man responsible for the operations of Sands China’s integrated resorts in Macau, including the recently launched The Parisian Macau.
The president of Sands China is a lover of film and the arts, and continues to participate actively in Hong Kong’s creative scene. He serves as chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, is deputy chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council, and is also chairman of the Asian Film Awards Academy.
Hailing from Hong Kong, Wong doesn’t believe in wasting time and tries to make every second of each day count. “I have a full life,” he says. “I keep telling everybody that I am running three lives [at] one time.”
However, this does not mean he is willing to spread himself thin. He is not a believer in long meetings, which he tends to restrict to 30-minute sessions.
A Harvard and Oxford alumnus, Wong quickly moved up the ranks of the Hong Kong civil service, which he joined at the start of his career. “If you look at my career, I have always liked challenges. From my career as a civil servant I moved into business. In the business sector, I tried different professions – [as a] developer [in] construction, and all that.”
