Chang Meng Kam to receive Macau’s highest award

The Macau government has announced this year’s medals and honorary titles, at the suggestion of the Nomination Committee, to individuals and entities that have distinguished themselves in their personal achievements, contributions to society or services rendered to the MSAR.

The highest award, the Golden Lotus, is to be bestowed on gaming tycoon and former legislator Chan Meng Kam. The Silver Lotus will be awarded to lawmaker Davis Fong, former lawmaker Kwan Tsui Hang, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tai Fung Bank Ho Hao Tong, and Wushu athlete Huang Junhua, who won gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games.

The Golden and Silver Lotus accolades aim to reward the exceptional services for the image and good name or development of the MSAR.

Medals and Merit will be awarded to those who are distinguished in professional activities, commercial and tourist development, educational activity, sport and artistic and cultural development. Among those to be recognized with the Medal of Altruistic Merit is Macau’s bishop Stephen Lee as well as the Federation of Macao Workers Associations and the Macao General Women’s Association.

Medals of Valor, Dedication and Community Services aim to reward public entities, agencies or workers, who have distinguished themselves most in the performance of their duties by providing relevant services. These awards will be given to the Civil Protection Operations Center, along with the emergency services of the Hospital Center Conde de São Januário.

Moreover, recipients of the Honorific Titles of Prestige and Value, which aim to distinguish individuals who prominently contribute to the development and prestige or social progress of the MSAR, will include the former Portuguese Consul General for Macau and Hong Kong Vítor Sereno and Pui Ching Secondary School team that participated in the International Science and Engineering Fair 2018.

The ceremony for the bestowing of this year’s honorable medals and titles will take place during the first ten days of January 2019.