A delegation attending the award ceremony for the Macao Science and Technology Awards yesterday visited the University of Macau (UM) and was warmly received by UM Rector Prof Wei Zhao and Vice Rector (Research) Prof Rui Martins. Led by China’s Vice Minister of Science and Technology Li Meng, the delegation visited the Wu Yee Sun Library and UM’s research facilities. Rector Wei Zhao told the guests about UM’s milestones, latest developments, and strategies for future development. State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI Director Rui Martins, Vice Director U Seng Pan, and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine Director Wang Yitao told the guests about UM’s research direction, research results, personnel training, and various collaborative projects. Li expressed confidence in UM’s ability to achieve the goal of becoming a world-class university.
HK Down Syndrome Association creates 51st lion sculpture for MGM
MGM Macau’s summer artistic attraction, the “Biennial of The Lions,” is coming to an end this Sunday. As a grand finale for the exhibition, MGM invited Mr. Andrew Yuen, Chairman of the Board of Le French May cum Vice President of The Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association (HKDSA), to create the 51st lion sculpture, together with members of the Association. With this lion sculpture, MGM hopes to further attest its efforts in making art accessible to all groups across the community.
Garnered with colorful motifs, the lion sculpture was created by more than 15 members with intellectual disabilities at HKDSA, aged between 9 and 35. The lion, coated in vibrant yellow, orange and green colors, signifies the pure heart which brings happiness and spreads the message of love to the world. Further exhibiting their limitless creativity, the group has painted the plinth in Mosaic-like fashion, with heart shapes in different sizes to mirror the name of this sculpture, “A Gift of Love.”
Adding finishing touches to the sculpture to signify its full completion, Mr. Andrew Yuen said, “It has been a great pleasure collaborating with MGM MACAU for ‘Biennial of The Lions’ under the program of Le French May. With the 51st lion sculpture created by HKDSA, we hope to support MGM Art Space in making art accessible to the public, and to different groups which make up our society. It was an unforgettable experience for our members to create a work of art, and through that, we are also sending our love and compassion to the rest of the world.”
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