UPDATE 1-Sands China shares suspended, to resume trade later

* Spokesman says announcement related to Las Vegas Sands' Q4

* Trading to resume at 2.30 pm (0630 GMT)

* Stock opens down 2.5 pct after parent's Q4 results

(Adds spokesman's comment, details of parent's results)

HONG KONG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Trading in shares of Sands China Ltd (1928.HK), the Macau unit of Las Vegas Sands (LVS.N), was suspended on Thursday, the Hong Kong exchange said.

Mabel Wu, public relations manager for Venetian Macau, one of Sands China's casino resorts, said the firm was set to make an announcement related to the release of fourth quarter and full year results by Las Vegas Sands. Trading in the company's shares would resume at 2.30 pm (0630 GMT), she said.

Shares in Sands China fell 2.49 percent at the open prior to the suspension on Thursday after its parent reported results that disappointed some hoping for better performance from its Macau operations. [ID:nN17148997]

After the results, Las Vegas Sands' Chairman and Chief Executive Sheldon Adelson said Sands had done well in Macau -- where earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and rent (EBITDAR) rose a "whopping" 48 percent in the fourth quarter -- by focusing on mass gaming and the hotel and retail businesses, while controlling costs.

Shares in Sands China rose as much as 8.3 percent on Wednesday, before trimming gains to close up 4 percent.

Sands China is due to report its results on March 1.

(Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee, Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)