To further promote the spirit of educators and enhance the in-depth exchange and cooperation among teachers from the three regions of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in the construction of teacher ethics and professionalism，the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Seminar on Teachers' Professional Ethics kicked off in Macao on Saturday.

The two-day seminar gathered over 300 scholars, experts, principals, and teachers of the 11-city cluster.

Yu Weiyue, director of the Department of Teachers' Affairs at the Ministry of Education, delivered a key report to the seminar with the theme of vigorously promoting the spirit of educators and advancing the high-quality development of teachers in the Greater Bay Area.

Yu said he hoped principals and teachers from Hong Kong and Macao can comprehend the contemporary significance of the spirit of educators, promote patriotism, nurture professional ethcs, and enhance their teaching proficiency.

He also encouraged them to be pioneers in lifting the spirit of educators, and facilitators of educational exchange and cooperation among the  mainland, Hong Kong and Macao. This would contribute to the country's educational development. modernization drive, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the event, Chen Wei, a high-level official of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the CPC Central Committee, pointed out that the Hong Kong and Macao governments have spared no effort in strengthening the cultivation and exchange among teaching staff, including the teacher’s professional ethics such as patriotism education. 

He emphasized that the seminar holds significant and far-reaching importance, as it is the first time that teachers have been invited to deliver lectures on the spirit of educators at the event.

Chen believed that this seminar will inspire participants from Macao, Hong Kong, and the mainland to uphold the spirit of educators and continuously improve their skills to enhance the education quality in the Greater Bay Area.

Kong Chi-meng, director of the Education and Youth Development Bureau of Macao believed that the seminar can significantly promote the educational work in Macao.

He hopes the seminar will further strengthen the exchanges between Macao educators and their mainland counterparts.

Zhu Jianhua, deputy director of the Department of Education of Guangdong province, believes the event can help promote the spirit of educators among teachers, foster education collaboration in the Greater Bay Area, and cultivate more teachers with a patriotic spirit.

He further added that through in-depth discussions on various educational fronts, the event is expected to yield a set of constructive and exemplary outcomes to enhance teaching practices in the region.

Wang Binwei, secretary of the CPC Party Committee of South China Normal University, said that after six-year development, the seminar has become a flagship education event in GBA. He hopes all participants can share wisdom and experience to promote the educational collaboration within GBA and help the region make greater contributions to the nation’s education development.

During Saturday’s event, teacher representatives , including Professor Su Dekuang from Zhejiang University, Principal Li Longmei from Chongqing Special Education Center, Professor Yu Cheng from Wuhan Urban Vocational College, Principal Wu Rongjin from Luwan No. 1 Primary School in Shanghai, and president of the Chinese Educators’ Association of Macau Chan Hong respectively gave presentations.

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