The 12^th Zhongshan, Tainan, Hong Kong and Macao Teacher-Student Exchange was held in Macao from September 21^st to 24^th, 2017.  This year’s theme was Youth, Dreams, Cross-Strait Bridge. 

The opening ceremony for the event was held in Pui Ching on September 22^nd.  Directors and officers from various government offices attended the ceremony, including the Liaison Office of the PRC in Macao, Taiwan Affairs Office, Cultural Education Department, Cross-Strait Relations Affairs Office in Macao, Zhongshan Municipal Party Committee, and Macao Education and Youth Affairs Bureau.  More than 230 school administrators, teachers and students from the four regions took part in the opening ceremony.  The guests took a guided tour of the school facilities. 

The four-day exchange featured Chinese performance art pieces, student exchange activities, the opportunity to experience different school cultures, and trips in the quest of Macao’s history of humanity.  Students perceived the event as an invaluable cultural and interpersonal experience.  Teachers and students expressed that the activities had been a great learning opportunity and both reaped friendships dear to them.

Cross-strait teacher-student exchange events started in 2006, and with the participation of the Tainan Advanced Business Vocational School and Macao Pui Ching Middle School this year, the event was moved to Macao.  Over the years, over 1,000 teachers and students have benefited from the platform for the promotion of learning, friendship and common development.

In the performance art competitions after the opening ceremony, the Pui Ching Dance Team won the First Prize, and the Pui Ching Jazz Band won the Second Prize.