Fu Ziying, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macau Special administrative Region (MSAR), visited the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) this week, the Catholic tertiary education institution has announced. 

According to a USJ statement received by The Macau Post Daily yesterday, Fu and his delegation visited the Ilha Verde campus on Wednesday morning. 

Fu was welcomed by the Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang in the latter's quality as chancellor of the university which is co-owned by the Macau Catholic Diocese and the Catholic University in Lisbon. 

Fu's delegation visited the university's Audio-Visual Production Studio, Design Studio, Architectural Studio and Digital Fabrication Lab as well as the library, the statement pointed out. Fu and his delegation also had the opportunity to talk with some of the university's international students at the Residential Hall, the statement said. 

Bishop Lee thanked Fu for his interest in the university and its aim of "cultivating talents with love and virtue". 

According to the statement, Rector Stephen Morgan introduced the objectives of the university's future development plans and underlined the principle that "USJ is in, of and for Macau, China". 

The statement said that Fu "acknowledged the university's vision and development positioning and social values shared by the chancellor, 'Truth, Charity, Justice, Life and Family', which is in line with the core principle promoted in mainland China: 'Always put people first, value people's lives most.'" 

Fu urged the university to promote the concept advocated by President Xi Jinping of "a community with shared future for mankind" in a world embracing different cultures, ethnicities, and religions, according to the statement, which added that Fu "pointed out that the Liaison Office will continue to support USJ in high-level educational and research development."

Central People’s Government Liaison Office in the MSAR Fu Ziying (left) meets with Macau Catholic Diocese Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang on the Ilha Verde campus of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) last Wednesday morning. Photo: USJ