Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the Macao SAR Mr. Hu Zhengyue Visiting CityU

On 25^th September, Commissioner Mr. Hu Zhengyue, Director-General of the Department of Public Diplomacy and Information Ms. Li Nan of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region and their entourage, paid a visit to CityU in the morning. Chancellor and Chairman of the Council of CityU Mr. Chan Meng Kam, Rector of CityU Professor Shu Guang Zhang, Vice Rector of CityU Professor Aliana Leong, Vice Rector of CityU Professor Kong Fanqing, Member of the Administrative Committee of the CityU Foundation Mr. Kyan Su Lone and Secretary General of the Council of CityU Mr. Robert Chan warmly received the guests.

Chairman Chan and the aforementioned representatives of CityU escorted Commissioner Hu around the new campus, including the Administrative Building, the Cultural Centre and various faculty buildings. Chairman Chan extended his sincere gratitude to the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the Macao SAR for their substantial support. In addition, Rector Zhang introduced the current development of CityU including major events to be held by CityU - “The Seventh International Conference of Analytical Psychology and Chinese Culture” and “Inheritance and Innovation – Jingdezhen Contemporary Original Ceramic Art Exhibition Tour （Macao）” to Commissioner Hu.

Commissioner Hu examined several laboratories and special Featured Classroom of CityU. When he was examining the Sandplay Therapy classrooms of the Department of Psychology under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, he showed particular interests in these first ever Sandplay Therapy classrooms featuring characteristics of psychological studies in Macau and asked the professors for more detailed information of Sandplay Therapy. Commissioner Hu highly praised CityU for its efforts in developing unique courses and teaching methods and its contribution in nurturing professional talents for Macau. He was gratified to learn that these students will help counsel local people with special needs upon graduation.

Moving into the new campus, CityU enjoys better facilities. Commission Hu expressed his wish that CityU will continue to improve teaching, research and management quality to better serve Macau.

Group Photo of Commissioner Hu Zhenyue, his entourage and the leadership of CityU