on the afternoon of september 3, the inauguration ceremony of the executive master in public administration (empa)，the program for hong kong public administrative talents (hereinafter referred to as " empa program") was solemnly held in the lobby of sppm. more than 100 people, including wang zhimin, director of the liaison office of the central people's government in the hong kong s.a.r., chen xu, secretary of the cpc tsinghua university committee, matthew cheung kin-chung, chief secretary for administration of hong kong special administrative region and other leaders, wang guangya, standing member of national people's congress standing committee and chairman of national people's congress overseas chinese affairs committee, tam yiu-chung , member of the standing committee of the 13th national people's congress, tsang yuk sing, former chairman of the legislative council of the hong kong special administrative region, mr. daryl ng win kong, jp, vice chairman of sino group, and other guests from the national people's congress, chinese people's political consultative conference, hong kong and macao affairs office of the state council, ministry of education of the people's republic of china, united front work department of cpc central committee, united front work department of beijing municipal committee, beijing municipal committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference, the sino group and ng teng fong charitable foundation and tsinghua university, all freshmen of the empa program, as well as representatives from more than a dozen news media attended the event. the opening ceremony was presided over by prof. peng zongchao, party secretary of tsinghua sppm.
the picture shows chen xu delivering a speech.
on behalf of tsinghua university, chen xu congratulated the start of the project and welcomed the first intake of this program. chen xu said that the empa program is the first master's program of public administration in mainland china targeting students from the hong kong special administrative region and is of great innovative significance. she expressed sincere wish that the first intake of this program will uphold the excellent tradition of tsinghua university, pursue the ideological realm of " cultivate the morality to serve the public ", face the forefront of china's reform practice and the needs of hong kong's governance practice in the new era, strive to become a first-class senior public management talent, contribute wisdom and strength to promote the development and progress of the country in the new era and create a better future for hong kong.
the picture shows matthew cheung kin-chung delivering a speech.
zhang jianzong recalled his learning experience in tsinghua university and highly praised tsinghua university's important contribution to the cultivation of talents in hong kong. he stressed that hong kong's future government talents must grasp the overall situation, look far ahead and aim high. they must take into account not only the concept and practice of state governance, but also chinese traditional ideology of governance. hong kong's governance requires a large number of outstanding senior executives who have a positive outlook on life, a sound sense of social responsibility, and dedicate to the development of hong kong with broad perspective. "i would like to wish them every success in their academic pursuit and actively contribute to the country and hong kong." matthew cheung kin-chung said.
the picture shows tam yiu-chung delivering a speech
tan yaozong expressed congratulations on the inauguration ceremony. he pointed out that since hong kong's return to the motherland 21 years ago, the policy of "one country, two systems" has achieved remarkable achievements and promoted long-term prosperity and stability in hong kong. in order to ensure that "one country, two systems" can be implemented steadily and reach a far-reaching goal, it is necessary to improve the management of public affairs. this empa program focuses on training hong kong public administrative talents. he sincerely wished that this program will insist on high standards and strict requirements in talent training, and all the students can maintain a good balance between family and study. he also hoped that this program will conducive to nurturing next generations of executives for the development of the china great bay area.
the picture shows peng zongchao presiding over the opening ceremony
ngaire woods, founding dean of the blavatnik school of government at the university of oxford , sent a video message to sppm. first of all, she expressed warm congratulations to the inauguration ceremony of the empa program. she hoped that through close cooperation with sppm, this program could make useful attempts to solve many challenges in the field of public management globally, and she was full of expectation for the students of the program to learn and practice at the university of oxford.
the picture shows huang chi giving a speech
huang chi, the representative of the 2018 cohort, expressed that he was very honored to be admitted to the empa program he said that young people bear a very important responsibility in the development of hong kong. over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, the motherland had achieved great success and accumulated rich experience and wisdom in its development. he believed that they will have a firm grasp of the development path of the motherland, and grow into a vanguard force in promoting the future development of hong kong and the motherland.
the picture shows poon kit giving a speech
poon kit, professor of tsinghua sppm and director of the empa program reviewed her political experience in hong kong in her speech. she stressed that three prerequisites are needed for a good public service in hong kong: rich cultural deposits, adept public management skills and clear version of values. this program is an innovative measure tailored to the cultivation of high-end administrative talents in hong kong. it combines theoretical, practical, professional and cutting-edge features. "we sincerely hope that students can improve in all three aspects through learning." poon kit said.
the picture shows mr. daryl ng win kong delivering a speech.
at the inauguration ceremony, a donation ceremony for the " ng teng fong scholarship" was also held, which is dedicated to supporting the operation of the empa program. mr. daryl ng win kong, jp, vice director of the ng teng fong charitable foundation expressed warm congratulations to the first intake of this program. he pointed out that as hong kong special administrative region's economic and social development increasingly connect with mainland china, it is important that we have executives who understand hong kong special administrative region, mainland china and the world for us to continue to play our role as a super connector. the school of public policy and management, tsinghua university has great strength in terms of teaching staff, personnel training and discipline construction. i believe that with the support of all parties, the empa program will be a complete success. the establishment of "ng teng fong scholarship" aims to promote the construction and development of this program and further contribute to the construction of a healthy and harmonious society with sustainable development.
the picture shows the donation ceremony
subsequently, mr. daryl ng win kong , on behalf of ng teng fong charitable foundation presented a donation cheque to yang bin, vice president of tsinghua university and chairman of the tsinghua university education foundation. yang bin presented a donation certificate to mr. daryl ng win kong on behalf of tsinghua university and the tsinghua university education foundation.
the picture shows yuan wei announcing the list of winners of the scholarship
yuan wei, the secretary-general of the tsinghua university education foundation announced the list of winners of the "ng teng fong scholarship": 4 of them received full freshmen scholarship, 9 received partial freshman scholarship and 17 received freshman scholarship. yuan wei congratulated the winners and, on behalf of the foundation, expressed heartfelt thanks to ng teng fong charitable foundation for its generous donation.
the picture shows the awarding of letter of appointment.
the empa program invited senior professionals and experts from political and business circles, academia and public institutions to serve as consultants. the consultants will teach and communicate with students and jointly promote the development of this program. at the inauguration ceremony, chen xu and yang bin presented letters of appointment on behalf of tsinghua university to seven consultants, including wang guangya, standing member of national people's congress standing committee and chairman of national people's congress overseas chinese affairs committee, tam yiu-chung , member of the standing committee of the 13th national people's congress,tsang yuk sing, former chairman of the legislative council of the hong kong special administrative region, mr. daryl ng win kong , vice chairman of sino group, deng suixin, professor of the university of southern california, liu zhaojia, former chief consultant of the central policy department of the hong kong special administrative region, and hou yilin, professor of syracuse university.
the picture of launching the empa program
at the end of the inauguration ceremony, wang zhimin, director of the liaison office of the central people's government in the hong kong s.a.r., wang guangya, standing member of national people's congress standing committee and chairman of national people's congress overseas chinese affairs committee, chen xu, secretary of the cpc tsinghua university committee,matthew cheung kin-chung, chief secretary for administration of hong kong special administrative region and other leaders, liu jin, director of hong kong, macao and taiwan affairs office of the ministry of education, chen jiguang, director of hong kong and macao affairs office of the state council liaison department took the stage to launch the empa program.
the picture of the inauguration ceremony
at present, the first cohort of the empa program have successfully registered at tsinghua university. the enrollment of students for the 2nd cohort is also about to start.
background information:
about the ng teng fong charitable foundation
the ng teng fong charitable foundation was established in 2010 in memory of the founder of sino group, mr. ng teng fong. the foundation is a steadfast advocate of education, youth development, medical treatment, culture, social services for seniors and community services. in the past years, the ng teng fong charitable foundation has supported over 200 local non-governmental organizations and social enterprises and has donated more than cny 1.9 billion yuan to mainland china, hong kong, singapore, etc.
empa, the program for hong kong public administrative talents is the first master’s program of public administration in mainland china targeting students from the hong kong special administrative region. this program aims to cultivate high-level talents of public administration who can develop international visions while being rooted in china with an understanding of china’s national conditions and hong kong’s reality.
the ng teng fong charitable foundation has donated rmb 10 million to tsinghua university to support its empa program for hong kong public administrative talents.