On January 13^th, Ministry of Education Office for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Director Ms. Jin Liu visited Pui Ching with Central People's Government Liaison Office (Macao) Department of Culture and Education Deputy Director Mr. Hai-long Pu, the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office Division of Communications Chief Ms. Jing Zhao, Ministry of Education Office for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Deputy Division Chief Mr. Hai-feng Liu, Central People's Government Liaison Office (Macao) Department of Culture and Education Deputy Division Chief Mr. Jian-bo Xin, and Ministry of Education Office for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Coordinator Ms. Jun Zhang. 

The guests toured in-house facilities such as the school library, the LEGO Education STEM Laboratory, the Chinese Culture House and the Fabrication Laboratory. Students introduced the school history and student life in Pui Ching and held a Chinese zither recital in the Culture House. In her speech, Director Jin Liu commended Pui Ching on its many accomplishments in education over the years and expressed hope that Pui Ching can continue to make significant contributions to the field of education.

Consul General of Portugal in Macao and Hong Kong Mr. Vitor Sereno and Macao Portuguese Oriental Institute director Mr. Joao Neves visited Pui Ching on January 9^th.

Mr. Vitor Sereno and Mr. Joao Neves arrived at Pui Ching in the afternoon and toured the China Culture House at school.  The China Culture House featured educational historical items such as Chinese fabric, implements of traditional tea ceremony, local artefacts of Macau, etc.  Among these items of display are found both student productions and alumni donations.  A student guqin recital and a student rendition of the tea ceremony both added to the cultural experience.  The visit to the Culture House was followed by a tour of the school Fabrication Laboratory.  Approved by the Center for Bits and Atoms of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Puiching’s Fab Lab became a member of the international Fab Lab network in August, 2016.  It is the first Fabrication Laboratory in Hong Kong and Macau and the second such laboratory among secondary schools in China.  Students demonstrated for the guests how the laboratory equipment work.  Cultural and technological elements of the tour showcased a juxtaposition of historical and scientific importance in Pui Ching’s curriculum.

Principal Dr. Kam Fai Kou pointed out that Pui Ching has always stressed the value of cultural literacy in education.  Due to Macao’s unique historical background, Pui Ching has had teacher and student exchange activities with Portugal for 20 years; graduates of Pui Ching have also taken up further education opportunities in Portugal and served as cultural bridges upon completion of their studies.

Mr. Sereno highly commended Pui Ching on its contribution to education in various areas, such as providing guidance to students on further education, preparing students for standardized tests, affording students a sense of belonging at school, organization of alumni networking events and enabling a channel for alumni’s continual support for their alma mater. 

Pui Ching secondary school students went on a two-week English-learning trip to New Life Church in Arkansas under the supervision of Pastor Hau Hung Au-Yeung from Dec 18, 2016 to Jan 1, 2017. Students stayed with Christian families, spent Christmas in local traditions, attended the Christmas Candlelight Service, went skiing, visited post-secondary institutions as well as museums and other well-known sites of attraction.  The trip not only helped students to improve their communication skills in English, but also broadened their horizons and gave them an opportunity to experience the Christian culture in the U.S..

In our Spreading Warmth at Christmas Program, secondary school students visited primary school and kindergarten classrooms this morning and celebrated Christmas together.  The school Christmas fair took place in the afternoon and this year’s theme was Our Country’s Aerospace Technology.  Various cultural performances added to the festivity.