The City University of Macau (CityU Macau) will confer honorary doctorates on George Fu Gao, Yu Hua, Han Fangming, and Kou Hoi In, in recognition of their outstanding achievements and significant contributions to social development and higher education. CityU Macau will host the Ceremony for the Conferment of Honorary Degrees and the Congregation 2021/2022 on 28 May (Saturday) at 10:30 am in the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion. Concurrently, over 1,500 graduates of doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s degree programmes will receive the certificate. Live streaming will be available so that graduates, their family members, and friends from all over the world can take part in the event.
Academician George Fu Gao
Academician George Fu Gao is a Pathogenic Microorganisms and Immunologist, Academician of the Life Sciences and Medical Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician of the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries, Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, and Academician of the African Academy of Sciences. He was elected as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society of United Kingdom in 2022. Prof. Gao is the current Director-General of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Vice-President of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Beijing Institutes of Life Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Prof. Gao has built a significant contribution to studies of the cross-host transmission of pathogenic microorganisms, infection mechanism and host cell immunity, and research on public health policies and global health strategies. He was the winner of various national prizes, including the China Young Scientist Award, the Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award and the Achievement Award for Life Science, the Shulan Medicine Award, the Wu Jieping-Paul Janssen Medical & Pharmaceutical Award, the special, first and second prizes of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award.
Prof. Yu Hua
Prof. Yu Hua, a contemporary Chinese writer, is a Professor of the Beijing Normal University, the author of knowable literature, including Brothers, To Live, Chronicle of a Blood Merchant, Cries in the Drizzle, The Seventh Day, and Wencheng (The Lost City). His works have been translated into 43 languages and published in 45 countries, including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Prof. Yu was the winner of international literary prizes, such as Italy’s Premio Grinzane Cavour, France’s Chevalier de L’ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Serbia’s Velika nagrada Ivo Andric. Prof. Yu Hua, a famous writer in contemporary Chinese literature and a representative of the vanguard of writers, has long been a favourite of readers and literary critics alike.
Dr. Han Fangming
Dr. Han Fangming is a well-known entrepreneur in China, served as a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (abbreviated as CPPCC National Committee) and has served as Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 11th, 12th, and 13th CPPCC National Committee. He is also the Deputy Chief Editor and Editorial Director of Public Diplomacy Quarterly, and the Founding Chairman of the Charhar Institute. Dr. Han has made significant contributions to public diplomacy and foreign relations over the years. As one of the leading independent think tanks on diplomacy and international relations in China, the Charhar Institute is one of the core institutions in the field and has contributed to developing the theory and practice of public diplomacy in China and improving social think tanks on international relations. Under the collaboration of the Charhar Institute and the City University of Macau, the City University of Macau - Charhar Center was inaugurated in 2021. The Centre is growing into a pivotal think tank in public diplomacy to serve the SAR Government’s core positionings as “One centre, One platform and One base”.
Mr. Kou Hoi In
Mr. Kou Hoi In, the incumbent President of the Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region and has devoted over 30 years to the Legislative Assembly. He has served as a Deputy to the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th National People’s Congress. Mr. Kou was awarded the Medal of Merit – Industry and Commerce in 2007 and the Decoration of Honour – Silver Lotus in 2016 by the Macao Special Administrative Region. He has led the Legislative Assembly to make significant contributions to establishing a sound legal system for safeguarding national security, promoting the economic and social development of the SAR and improving people’s well-being. Mr. Kou has been actively engaged in social work for more than 40 years and has a keen interest in community affairs and public service. Currently, he is leading the Macao Chamber of Commerce, the Macau Merchandise Merchants Industry Chamber of Commerce, the Charity Fund from the Readers of Macao Daily News and other local associations. Mr. Kou has a distinguished profile of personal achievement, community affairs, and service to Macao and the business sectors.
