Chairman Chan Meng Kam of the Council of CityU Is Awarded an Honorary Doctorate Title by the University of Évora in Portugal

Director Sou Chio Fai of the Macao Higher Education Bureau attended the ceremony and delivered a speech of praise. Director Sou Chio Fai commended Chairman Chan Meng Kam for his outstanding contribution to social services, in particular for promoting exchanges and cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries in the fields of education, cross-culture and business. On the afternoon of April 9th, local time, the University of Évora in Portugal held the awarding ceremony of honorary doctor to Chairman Chan Meng Kam of the Council of CityU, in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of social services.

In his speech, Chairman Chan Meng Kam expressed his gratitude to the University of Évora for its full recognition of and warm encouragement for his commitment to "social services". Chairman Chan Meng Kam mentioned that reading and receiving education was the easiest shortcut to success in life. In the past 30 years, he "made up for credits" in the university of society and donated money to start educational undertakings for a long time. In his opinion, education is the great cause of "making achievements in the present and benefiting the future", as well as his lifelong pursuit and perseverance. Chairman Chan Meng Kam also said that there were people in every country and every place in need of social services at all times and that social services had only a starting point but no end. In the future, he will continue to use his enthusiasm, love, carefulness and sincerity in exchange for other people being satisfied, relieved, joyous and reassured.

In his speech of thanks, Chairman Chan Meng Kam looked forward to the future exchanges and cooperation between CityU and the University of Évora. Chairman Chan Meng Kam expected the two universities to carry out all-round exchanges and cooperation in the future, especially to strengthen scientific research cooperation. He hoped that the two universities would rely on the already-established joint laboratory of heritage science, joint research and development project on wisdom and health of the elderly and joint scientific research project on Sino-Portugal wisdom translation, and jointly promote the joint education of postgraduate courses and in-depth exchange of students.

Also awarded the honorary doctorate title on that day was Prof. António Galopim de Carvalho, a leading European geologist.

Counselor Xu Zhida, representative of the Chinese Embassy in Portugal, and Director O Tin Lin of the Economic and Commercial Delegation of Macau in Lisbon came for congratulations and attended the ceremony. Nearly 500 guests attended the ceremony, including: Évora Mayor Dr. Carlos Pinto Sá and celebrities from all walks of life, Rector of the University of Évora Professor Ana Costa Freitas, members of the Board of Directors and all professors of the University of Évora, rector representatives of various universities in Portugal, Deputy Director Ho Siya of the Macao Higher Education Bureau, and Vice Chairman of Council Yan Zexian, Rector Shu Guang Zhang and Pro-Rector Cintia Chan of CityU.