The Pui Ching Dance Team visited the Chinese Embassy in Portugal and was received by Ambassador Cai Run.

Representatives of the Macao Historical and Cultural Affairs Commission visited Pui Ching’s Chinese Culture House this afternoon.  Vice-Principal Dr. Chan Keng Lim and Curator of the Chinese Culture House Dr. Chong Chon Fai introduced the Culture House and Pui Ching’s curriculum on history and culture.  Pui Ching students performed the tea ceremony and played the guzheng and the Chinese zither for the guests.  President of the executive committee of the Macao Foundation Mr. Ng Chi Leong expressed hopes of further cooperation in the future to promote Chinese culture to students at all levels. 

Visiting guests included Vice-President of the executive committee of the Macao Foundation Ms. Chong I, Director of the One Country Two Systems Center of the Macao Polytechnic Institute Dr. Leng Tie Xun, Director of the Institute for Social and Cultural Research of the Macao University of Science and Technology Dr. Lam Kwong Chi, and Director of the Special Programs Center of the Macao Foundatoin Ms. Leong Nga Tou.

Pui Ching students participated in the Happy Spring Festival Gala held on February 8^th in the National Theatre of Sao Carlos and made their debut of ‘Night of China’.  The performance was the first rendition of Chinese art in Portugal’s highest sanctuary of art.  Members of the audience included government officials such as the Deputy Chairperson of the Parliament of Portugal, Minister of Marine Affairs, Minister of Technology and Higher Education, and Ambassador Cai Run of the Chinese Embassy in Portugal, members of the local Chinese community and international students in Portugal.

The Pui Ching Dance Team put up the stage play The Call of the Shades.  Pui Ching student Mr. Ma Chi Pui presented The Glowing Red Lilies and the Song of the Ocean to the audience in an ensemble with Chinese music artists from Chongqing.  The performance of the student artists received much acclaim from the audience.

180 Junior 2 students attended training in the National Defense Education Camp held by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau.  Students would accept various challenges in the following 6 days and 5 nights.

In the opening ceremony, the Coach, Vice-Principal and student representatives addressed the participating students and encouraged all to make the best of their time in the camp.