The 2018/2019 academic year secondary school graduation ceremony was held at 10:30 this morning in the assembly hall.  Officiating guests included: Deputy Director of the Macao Education and Youth Affairs Bureau Ms. Leong Wai Kei; honorary members of the board of directors of Pui Ching Mr. Sio Chi Wai, Mr. Lei Pui Lam, Mr. Au Chong Kit, and Mr. Wong Hin Fai; members of the board of directors of Pui Ching Mr. Ieong Chon Man, Mr. Ho Kin Chon, Mr. Wong Hon Kin, Mr. Lao Weng Seng, Mr. Chan Tek Fei, Mr. Mok Chi Wai, Mr. Cheng Seng Ip, Mr. Chan Mei Tak, Mr. Chan Peng Cheong, Mr. Cheng Ka Kao, and Mr. Lei Sio Wu; Hong Kong Pui Ching Middle School Principal Ho Lek Kou; and Hong Kong Pui Ching Alumni Association President Mr. Ho Hou Un.

Pui Ching Chancellor Mr. Law Weng Cheong congratulated the 206 graduates at the ceremony for their achievement and being accepted into various esteemed universities around the world, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, UC Berkeley, University of Michigan, etc.  Many students were also exempted from the university entrance exam and offered full scholarships to study at the University of Macao. 

2019 is the 130^th anniversary of the founding of Pui Ching Middle School.  Since its establishment, Pui Ching has been dedicated to creating diversified learning experience for its students, in fields such as science and engineering, the humanities and social sciences, sports, the arts, technological innovations, and the area of service.  For three consecutive years since 2017, Pui Ching students have been chosen as representatives for Macao in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in the United States, winning such awards as the Third Prize and the Special Award.  Pui Ching students have also had the opportunity to attend the China finals of the National Economics Challenge and become one of the 20 schools to win the Best Organization Award. 

Deputy Director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau Ms. Leong Wai Kei commended Pui Ching on its personalized education, diversified curricula, small-class teaching, systematic curriculum reform, digital learning, autonomous learning, and the various achievements of the students in the international arena.  Director Leong and Principal Kou presented graduation diplomas to the graduates.  The guests of honor then presented various awards and scholarships to the outstanding graduates and award-winners in national and international competitions.  Mr. Law and Principal Kou also presented awards to long-term service staff who have served at Pui Ching for ten. fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five, and forty years respectively.

Valedictorian Ms. Fong Heng Man extended her gratitude for the graduating class to the Macao government, teachers, parents and fellow students for their support, teaching, upbringing, and friendship.     

In conclusion, Principal Kou expressed his gratitude to the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau, the school board of directors, parents, teachers and staff members for their support and hard work.  He encouraged the graduates to follow the path of the Bible and live their life to the fullest.  The ceremony concluded in the school anthem, the joy of the graduates, and the congratulations of family and teachers.