Groups call for axing of donation to Jinan Uni
Asked by reporters about the recent 100-million-yuan (123 million patacas) donation by the public Macau Foundation (FM) to Jinan University in Guangzhou, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that the amount was not much for the development of a university, urging residents to be “reasonable when analysing the matter”.
The policy secretary made the remarks after chairing a meeting of the government-appointed Tourism Development Committee at the Tourism Activities Centre (CAT) in Zape.
While some residents have supported the donation as a patriotic gesture, others have rejected it due to its perceived conflict of interest. The foundation said in a statement on Friday that the donation will be made over two years, giving 50 million yuan each year. The donation will be used for part of the construction cost of a media studies centre and two Hong Kong-Macau student halls on the university’s new campus in Guangzhou’s Panyu district.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng talks to reporters after chairing a plenary meeting of the Tourism Development Committee at the Tourism Activities Centre (CAT) in Zape yesterday. Photo: Davis Ip
‘Love Macau’ President Cloee Chao Sao Fong speaks to reporters outside Government Headquarters after handing in the group’s petition against the Macau Foundation’s Jinan University donation to an official yesterday. Photo: Leong Lok Ian
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