{"id":527,"date":"2020-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/ape-to-host-first-sporting-event-in-macau-as-early-as-2021\/"},"modified":"2020-07-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T00:00:00","slug":"ape-to-host-first-sporting-event-in-macau-as-early-as-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/ape-to-host-first-sporting-event-in-macau-as-early-as-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"APE TO HOST FIRST SPORTING EVENT IN MACAU AS EARLY AS 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 16.35pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #1a1c21; letter-spacing: .3pt;\">APE\u2019s CEO has said the date for its first sporting event will depend on ongoing negotiations with potential partners and the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0in 0in 16.35pt 0in;\"><span id=\"more-8041\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Macau.- Herman Ng Man Ho, chief executive officer of the gaming machines distributor and service provider Asia Pioneer Entertainment (APE) has said the company could host its first sports event in Macau as soon as next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0in 0in 16.35pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #1a1c21; letter-spacing: .3pt;\">The company revealed its plans to diversify by\u00a0<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #1a1c21;\">entering the sports sector<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/em>\u00a0through the creation of a dedicated unit at the end of June. It intends to promote and sponsor sports events and operate sports entertainment venues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0in 0in 16.35pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #1a1c21; letter-spacing: .3pt;\">The new activities will be operated through the wholly-owned subsidiary APE Sports and Entertainment Limited, and could include opening\u00a0<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #1a1c21;\">sports bars in hotels<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/em>, sponsoring community sports championships and even organising international events such as the Macau Grand Prix or Ultimate Fighting Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0in 0in 16.35pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #1a1c21; letter-spacing: .3pt;\">On the potential opening of venues within hotels, Ng said: \u201cWe are in initial discussions with some potential partners, we are encouraged by the feedback we\u2019re getting from them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0in 0in 16.35pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #1a1c21; letter-spacing: .3pt;\">He said the launch date will depend of negotiations with potential partners and the progress of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0in 0in 16.35pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #1a1c21; letter-spacing: .3pt;\">APE is also interested in collaborating with the Macau government on large sporting events, although Herman Ng Man Ho said this will also depend on the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0in 0in 16.35pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #1a1c21; letter-spacing: .3pt;\">He said: \u201cWe want to attract more mass-market tourists from other regional markets and diversify the entertainment offerings in the city.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0in 0in 16.35pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #1a1c21; letter-spacing: .3pt;\">Ng said the priority won\u2019t be to create revenue in the short term but to make a mark in the community, attract business on a regular basis and have a recognised sporting event in order to eventually become a household name and generate income.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"author__bio\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"comment\">Comment<\/label><br \/>\n<textarea aria-required=\"true\" cols=\"45\" id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" placeholder=\"Message\" rows=\"8\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"author\">Name<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"author\" name=\"author\" placeholder=\"Name...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"name\">Email<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"url\">Url<\/label><input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" placeholder=\"Website...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\"\/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input class=\"submit\" id=\"comment-submit\" name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\"\/> <input id=\"comment_post_ID\" name=\"comment_post_ID\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"19893\"\/> <input id=\"comment_parent\" name=\"comment_parent\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APE\u2019s CEO has said the date for its first sporting event will depend on ongoing negotiations with potential partners and the Covid-19 pandemic. 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