Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAN 2020年1月 亞博匯 92 INDUSTRY PROFILE Oscar Guijarro (OG): Can you tell us a bit about your background? Nelson Cheung (NC): I’m a Macanese. I was born in Macau and then went to Australia to study when I was 15. I spent almost 10 years there and completed both high school and university in Australia. After study, I decided to come back to Macau in 1999, just before the handover to China. I was working in an IT company and travelling to China for about seven years doing IT, marketing, sales and technical. I sort of joined the gaming industry in 2008 when I started working for a company called PGIC, which was acquired by IGT. So I was originally with IGT 10 years ago. Then I went to work for Galaxy and helped during the opening of Galaxy Macau Phase 1. A few years later I decided to leave and join the vendor side again. In 2018 I rejoined Galaxy for about a year and then decided to go back to the vendor side. So, my background is more in IT and I like to look at how technologies can help the gaming industry. OG: What changes have you witnessed in the city as a local since you returned to Macau? NC: In 1999 Macau was like a very small town, very peaceful, quiet, with less infrastructure, buildings and people. For the last 20 years the gaming industry has pushed up Macau’s economics. It has brought Macanese to the next level economy-wise and also lifestyle-wise. However, personally, I love the Macau of 15 or 20 years ago. Macanese enjoyed life a bit more, if you compare to Hongkongese. They rush a bit. The con is that Macanese don’t have the old Macau anymore. OG: And howwas life in Australia compared to Macau? NC: It’s very different. I love Australia. It’s a bit slower. The way they work is very different than in Macau and Hong Kong. Here we actually execute very fast and achieve it. In Australia we'll spend a bit more time analyzing to find the right things. I think Australia adopt things more widely and in Macau the range will be smaller and more focused. But lifestyle–wise I love Australia. You know, the sun, the beach. OG: What do you like to do when you are not working? NC: I like to spend time with family for sure. I have two kids, seven and four. They’re still young. When I am not working and travelling, I like to spend the weekend with them. I like to play sports. I am a big soccer fan and I play quite often myself, trying to get myself into two games a week if I can, just to keep fit. Oscar Guijarro (OG): 可以與我們分享你的背景嗎？ Nelson Cheung (NC): 我是一個澳門人，在澳門出生，然後在我 15歲那年去了澳洲升學。我在那裏生活了差不多10年，並在澳洲 完成高中及大學的學業。 在取得學位後，我決定於1999年政權移交中國前回到澳門。 我曾在一間資訊科技公司任職，並且曾經在中國大陸工作7年，從 事資訊科技、市場、營銷及技術範疇的工作。某程度上我於2008年 起加入博彩業界，那時我開始在一間名為PGIC的公司工作，該公 司隨後被IGT收購，所以，我在十年前曾於IGT工作過。然後我就進 入了銀河集團，協助了澳門銀河第一期的開幕。幾年後我決定離 開，並且加入銷售業界。 在2018年，我再次回到銀河集團，並逗留了約一年，之後就決 定返回銷售業界。因此，我的背景比較多是在資訊科技方面，而我 亦喜歡去探索到底科技可以如何幫助博彩業界。 OG: 作為一個本地人，你見證了這個城市的甚麼變遷呢？ NC: 在1999年，澳門就像一個非常之小的小鎮，非常和平、恬靜， 基建設施、建築及人口都比現在少。在過去20年，博彩業界推動了 澳門的經濟，把澳門人在經濟上及生活模式上帶到另一個層次。 但是個人而言，我喜歡20或15年前的澳門。對比香港人，那時的澳 門人更加可以享受生活。香港人都有點趕。現在的壞處是澳門人 已經失去了老澳門。 OG: 那麼對比起澳門的話，澳洲的生活又是如何？ NC: 差別非常之大。我愛澳洲。那裏的節奏比較慢。他們工作的方 式也與澳門及香港這裏的非常不同這裏，我們事實上很快就會作 出決定，並且實行。而在澳洲，我們會用多一點時間去分析，並且 找出正確的方法。我覺得澳洲接收更廣泛的事，而在澳門的話，這 個範圍就細一點，但就更加集中。而就生活方式而言，我愛澳洲， 你懂的，那樣的陽光和沙灘。