Sands China Packs and Distributes 1,500 Emergency Response
Kits and Holds Workshops for Students

2025 Sands Cares Disaster Preparation & Emergency Response Kit Programme

（Macao,July 7, 2025）– Sands China concluded its 2025 Sands Cares Disaster Preparation & Emergency Response Kit Programme in June, after packing and distributing 1,500 emergency response kits and offering disaster preparation workshops at local schools. 

Sands China’s annual initiative increases community knowledge of natural disasters and emergency situations ahead of typhoon season and provides guidance and supplies for taking vital preparation and response measures.

Dr. Wilfred Wong, executive vice chairman of Sands China Ltd., said: “For seven consecutive years now, Sands China has been proud to collaborate with Macau Red Cross on the Sands Cares Disaster Preparation & Emergency Response Kit Programme, which has benefited 7,400 households since launching in 2019. For this year’s programme, we were pleased to host workshops for the second time at local schools so that students learn disaster- and emergency-readiness from an early age. Our gratitude goes to Macau Red Cross for their years of collaboration on this initiative, the Social Affairs Bureau and the Education and Youth Development Bureau for their support, and our community volunteer team of Sands Cares Ambassadors for their contribution.”

Emergency Response Kits
A total of 38 Sands Cares Ambassadors helped assemble 1,500 emergency response kits at Macau Red Cross headquarters June 4. The kits are custom designed to help the community better prepare for emergency situations and contain items for disaster preparation, emergency response, and personal safety.

Based on its experience in disaster preparation and relief, Macau Red Cross selected the kit’s contents, which Sands China then sourced locally and donated. Each kit contains a variety of items inside a waterproof case, including a first aid pack, disinfectant wipes, whistle, rain poncho, KN95 facemasks, hand towel, glass protection tape, dual-powered (hand-cranked and solar) emergency radio with LED flashlight, and a government emergency response leaflet with useful information about emergency shelters and disaster preparedness. A body-heat-retaining emergency blanket was added to the kit this year to guard against hypothermia.

Sands Cares Ambassadors distributed the completed kits to local schools vulnerable to storm surges in Macao’s low-lying areas, helping cultivate primary students’ awareness of disaster readiness and teaching them how to deal with emergency situations from an early age. 

Disaster Preparation Workshops
Sands China held six disaster preparation workshops for primary school students June 16-30, conducted by Macau Red Cross at Ilha Verde Middle School of Macao Chamber of Commerce, Fong Chong School of Taipa, Macau Kung Luen Vocational &Technical Middle School, Sun Wah School (kindergarten and primary sections), Escola Hoi Fai and Escola Oficial Zheng Guanying. The interactive workshops used games and puppetry to educate the students about the important subject at an early age. The workshop topics covered previous disasters in Macao, the experience and learning gained from them, disaster preparation at home, emergency shelters, channels for reliable emergency information, disaster response and relief, and an introduction to the Sands Cares emergency response kits.

Owen Wong, deputy director of disaster relief affairs for Macau Red Cross, said: “Global climate change has triggered many extreme weather conditions which not only impact the environment, but also significantly affect personal health, economy and society. The Macau Red Cross continues to deepen its disaster prevention efforts by providing disaster preparedness education and conducting emergency evacuation drills in communities, schools, and families. This year, the event introduced disaster prevention education into schools, aiming to enrich teachers and students’ disaster prevention knowledge through diverse approaches, effectively enhance their emergency preparedness capabilities in response to disasters, and collectively build a more resilient and safer Macao.”

Sands China’s community initiatives and the Sands Cares Ambassador programme for volunteerism are part of the Sands Cares global corporate citizenship programme.