Date：Jun.12，2019      
Source：Division of Liaison

JNU's Macao Alumni Association held a series of activities on June 1 and 2 observing the 33rd anniversary of the Macao Alumni Association and the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to China. The activities included a forum on “How to Further Promote the Development of JNU's Alumni Association in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,” the celebration of JNU's 113th anniversary, the 33rd-anniversary dinner of the Macao Alumni Association, the inauguration ceremony of the new director and supervisor, and JNU's Macau Alumni Association's Bank of China Cup Soccer Tournament. 

(The forum scene)

JNU President Song Xianzhong said this forum reflected that Macao alumni consciously implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech during his inspection of JNU last fall. He said it was of great significance for the exchange and integration of alumni in the Greater Bay Area, high-quality interaction between alumni and their alma mater, and mutual development. Song expressed hope that through the forum, new ideas and suggestions would be provided for alumni to better integrate into the Greater Bay Area, and new paths and chapters would open for alumni to serve the national strategy.
Wu Xiaoli, executive vice president of the Macao Alumni Association, said the association continued to promote in-depth exchanges and integration between Macao alumni and the mainland. The first Employment/Internship Campus Recruitment Day for Macao students, which was also opened up to mainland students, achieved good results, he said. Focusing on the Greater Bay Area and strengthening integration and innovation measures, the association is preparing more activities, including an employment and internship program for Macao students, a Portuguese learning promotion plan, and a parent-child experience camp for Macao secondary school students studying in the mainland.

A gala dinner and inauguration ceremony were held in the Fisherman's Wharf Exhibition Hall on June 1.

(The gala dinner and inauguration)

In recognition of the former Alumni Association President Li Baiqiang's 16 years of service to alumni, the current president, Ma Youheng, and Liang Yan, director of the Foreign Liaison Office, awarded him the Alumni Work Excellent Contribution Award.

The Alumni Association's new directors and supervisors were sworn in. Later, the inauguration ceremonies of the Jinan Heng Ai Medical Volunteer Association, the Macao Alumni Association of the College of Economics, and the Macao Alumni Association of the School of Journalism and Communication were held.
The soccer tournament, hosted by the Macao Alumni Association and sponsored by the Bank of China Macao Branch, was held at the Macao Workers' Stadium on June 2. The JNU team won the championship. Its theme was Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Celebration of Macao's Return.