UM holds flag-raising ceremony to celebrate Macao’s return to motherland

The University of Macau (UM) held a flag-raising ceremony at its Lotus Square to celebrate the 24th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland. During the ceremony, the UM National Flag Team marched towards the flag-raising platform, and raised the national flag, the regional flag, and the university flag while the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China played. Attendees of the flag-raising ceremony stood solemnly facing the national flag, and observed it with respectful attention. Nearly 150 UM members attended the ceremony, including Paul Pang, dean of students; Lam Chee Shiong, college master of Lui Che Woo College; Wong Man Chung, interim college master of Cheong Kun Lun College; Tam Sik Chung, interim college master of Shiu Pong College; and Anita Chau, head of the Student Resource Section.