MACAU: Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (SEHK: 6883; NASDAQ: MPEL) (“Melco Crown Entertainment” or the “Company”) is a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities.  In pursuance of extraordinary gastronomic experience, Melco Crown Entertainment's Culinary Team (“MCE Culinary Team”) garnered the gold medal in the Gourmet Team Challenge of the prestigious FHA Culinary Challenge 2014 and was awarded with one silver and one bronze medal in the Individual Pastry Showpieces Competition where budding international culinary talents seek accreditation.  The MCE Culinary Team has been two times gold medal winner for the Gourmet Team Challenge at HOFEX Hong Kong in 2011 and 2013; the only Macau integrated resort to receive this distinguished honor, reflecting the team's culinary talent and achievement in Macau's hospitality industry.

Food & Hotel Asia (FHA) is a premier trade show synonymous with the food and hospitality industry in Asia and beyond. The prestigious Gourmet Team Challenge and Individual Pastry Showpieces Competition is one of the important challenges at the FHA Culinary Challenge 2014. The premier culinary competition endorsed by the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) in Asia.  Dedicated to promote one's culinary excellence, it is the ultimate arena for hundreds of budding culinary talents from around the world to display their masterly skills.

This year, the MCE Culinary Team contended against entrants from across the globe over four days of intense competitions. Beating strong teams from Singapore, The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thailand, Brunei and Australia, the MCE Culinary Team represented Macau and secured the gold medal. During the challenge, the chefs needed to prepare a themed buffet of their choice for 30 diners with their combined effort.  The winning team is awarded based on criteria that include materials used, hygiene, presentation, innovation, taste and texture.

Ms Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) conveyed her congratulations to the MCE Culinary Team and said, “It is gratifying to learn of the success of our travel industry partners, which significantly contributes to promoting recognition of Macau as a quality tourism destination.  I am sure these team and individual achievements could only have been possible with the support, encouragement and guidance of their management, plus the determination, hard work and a relentless strive for excellence of the team members.  The team has done their company, our tourism industry and Macau proud.”

“Besides providing a superlative dining experience for all of our guests in our food and beverage outlets, our highly talented culinary team is passionate about culinary arts and keen in proving our culinary prowess in international platforms,“ said Mr. Kristoffer Luczak, Vice President of Food and Beverage, Melco Crown Entertainment Limited. “We are proud to represent Macau for the first time and garnered this prestigious honor three times in a row, which has proven our preeminent status in the internationally acclaimed culinary world. We will strive for continued excellence and to share best practices to further propel the development of culinary competence in Macau and across the globe.”

Besides winning the gold medal at FHA, the MCE Culinary Team has garnered multiple international food and beverage industry honors and forms of recognition.  In just four months of 2014, Altira Macau's Italian restaurant Aurora and City of Dreams' Crown Towers restaurants, Jade Dragon and The Tasting Room have already been awarded the coveted Forbes Five-Star achievement in the restaurant category; represent three of the five restaurants to receive Five Stars in Macau.  (There are only 48 Five Star restaurants worldwide.) To top off these honors, Jade Dragon also earned its first Michelin star in 2014 in the first year of its operation.  Along with The Tasting Room and its one Michelin star for the second consecutive year in 2014, City of Dreams boasts the most Michelin restaurants in Cotai this year.

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About Melco Crown Entertainment Limited

Melco Crown Entertainment, with its shares listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) (SEHK: 6883) and its American depositary shares listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MPEL), is a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities in Asia. Melco Crown Entertainment, currently operates Altira Macau (www.altiramacau.com), a casino hotel located at Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams (www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an integrated urban casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. Melco Crown Entertainment's business also includes the Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau. The Company is also developing the planned Studio City Project, a cinematically-themed integrated entertainment, retail and gaming resort in Cotai, Macau. In the Philippines, Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corporation's subsidiary, MCE Leisure (Philippines) Corporation, has been cooperating with SM Group's Belle Corporation to develop and operate City of Dreams Manila, a casino, hotel, retail and entertainment integrated resort in the Entertainment City complex in Manila. For more information about Melco Crown Entertainment, please visit www.melco-crown.com.

Melco Crown Entertainment has strong support from both of its major shareholders, Melco International Development Limited (“Melco”) and Crown Resorts Limited (“Crown”). Melco is a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who is Co-Chairman, an Executive Director and the CEO of Melco Crown Entertainment. Crown is a top-50 company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and led by Executive Chairman Mr. James Packer, who is also Co-Chairman and a Non-executive Director of Melco Crown Entertainment.

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