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Feature Zhang Ziyi Las Vegas Sands Corp Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson Cotai Lights Up R ed carpet arrivals at the ceremonial opening of Sheraton Macao included Macau Chief Executive Chui Sai On, government officials, company executives from Sands and Sheraton, international film star Zhang Ziyi, and the stars of the hit reality TV show The Voice of China . The main ceremonial event for the Sheraton and Sands Cotai Central second phase opening featured Maori Haka and Tahitian dancers performing at SheratonMacao’s lantern-lit Jaya pool deck, followed by the seating of the attending dignitaries. A large goddess-accompanied heliosphere then delivered a ceremonial flame, which ignited fiery logos of Sands Cotai Central and Sheraton on the facade of Sheraton Macao’s Sky tower, and set off a huge, choreographed pyrotechnic display that included fireworks illuminating all the Sands China properties on Cotai: Sands Cotai Central, The Venetian Macao and The Plaza Macao. October 2012 | INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 37