Revel in the 'Bank of Blessings' this Lunar New Year at Sunway Malls

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 (Bernama) -- Sunway Malls celebrates Lunar New Year together with a Bank of Blessings theme this year, as each mall takes on a traditional element symbolising fortune, abundance, happiness and luck for the new year.

Featuring various traditional elements such as gold (symbolising Fortune), rice (symbolising Abundance), bottle gourd or hulu (symbolising Luck) and glutinous rice balls or tang yuan (symbolising Happiness), the malls set up a host of auspicious banks to usher in good wishes for the festive celebration.

Sunway Malls and Theme Parks chief executive officer (CEO) HC Chan said Sunway Malls are elated to usher in the 2020 Lunar New Year which marks the dawn of a prosperous and harmonious decade for all.

“This year, we celebrate the distinctive traditional elements held dear to many as a symbol of good luck, wealth, happiness and prosperity in the new year.

“These customs represent the well-wishes and an abundance of blessings from all of us at Sunway Malls to our community near and far as we gather in the spirit of festivity for the new year,” he told reporters after the launch of the event here, today.

To mark the official launch, the representatives pulled a red cloth to reveal an engraved nameplate of each Sunway Mall, followed by a festive gold balloon drop and traditional Chinese drum performances.

The celebration continued with various activities representing the malls’ unique traditional Chinese elements such as traditional snack tasting, Chinese calligraphy and much more.

The launch of this year’s Lunar New Year celebration was officiated by HC Chan, CEO of Sunway Malls & Theme Parks; Kevin Tan, COO of Sunway Malls; KS Wong, Senior General Manager of Sunway Malls; Eric Tee, General Manager of Leasing, Sunway Pyramid, Phang Sau Lian, General Manager of Sunway Velocity Mall; Danny Lee, General Manager of Sunway Putra Mall; Chai Wen Yew, General Manager of Sunway Carnival Mall; Albert Cheok, Assistant General Manager of Sunway Giza Mall; and Allan Tay, Assistant General Manager of Sunway Citrine Hub and Sunway Big Box Retail Park.

The participating malls are Sunway Pyramid in Sunway City; Sunway Velocity Mall and Sunway Putra Mall both in Kuala Lumpur; Sunway Carnival Mall (Penang); Sunway Citrine, Sunway Iskandar, Sunway Big Box Retail Park (Johor); and Sunway Giza Mall in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. 

-- BERNAMA