PH Consul General Joins College Meet to Promote ASEAN in HK

Consul General Antonio A. Morales (first row, center) discusses the Philippines’ historic relations with Hong Kong during the roundtable meeting of ASEAN Consuls General on the ASEAN Languages and Culture Project, organized by the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong on 21 March 2019. (Hong Kong PCG photo)

HONG KONG 03 April 2019 – Along with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) consuls general and consulate representatives, Consul General to Hong Kong Antonio A. Morales met with officials of Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) to discuss the university’s ASEAN Languages and Cultures Project at the HSUHK campus in Shatin on 21 March 2019.

During the roundtable meeting led by Provost and Acting Dean Professor Gilbert C.F. Fong and Associate Professor Dr. Shelby Kar-yan Chan, university officials sought advice, comments and suggestions from the ASEAN consular representatives on how to comprehensively and effectively implement the project. 

Among the proposed initiatives are inviting visiting professors to teach ASEAN languages and cultures, scholarships, exchange programs, and conduct of events and programs to promote ASEAN such as a lecture series conducted by all ten ASEAN consuls general.

Consul General Morales highlighted that Hong Kong has always had close historical and trade relations with the Philippines. Given the number of Filipinos in Hong Kong which currently number around 230,000, the Consulate General looks forward to partnering with HSUHK to promote Filipino language and culture in Hong Kong through the university.

The roundtable meeting was followed by a campus tour and luncheon hosted by HSUHK President Simon S.M. Ho.

HSUHK, formerly known as Hang Seng Management College and Hang Seng School of Commerce, was established as a non-profit private liberals arts-oriented university in Hong Kong. It officially became a private university with the approval from Hong Kong government in October 2018. END

Consul General Antonio A. Morales (second row, leftmost) poses together with Deputy Consul General Germinia Aguilar-Usudan (third row, fourth from left), Consul Fatima G. Quintin (3rd row, 5th from left), other ASEAN Consuls General, consulate representatives, and officials and students of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, including. (Indonesian Consulate General photo)

Consul General Antonio A. Morales (foreground), and other ASEAN consuls general and consulate representatives during a campus tour following the roundtable consultations on the ASEAN Languages and Culture Project organized by the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong on 21 March 2019. (Hong Kong PCG photo)

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