At the opening ceremony of the first “Guangzhou-Macau-Portugal-Brazil” soccer cultural exchange match, our school's Principal Mr. Zhao Junning, Director of Pui Ching Middle School Mr. Leung Wing Tong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in China Mr. Dário Silva, and representatives of the students of each team delivered their speeches on the stage respectively.
President Zhao Junning pointed out in his opening speech that the event aims to build a platform for cross-cultural academic exchanges, attract more students from different regions to participate in it through the mechanism of the tournament, and promote in-depth dialogues among young people with multilingual backgrounds, so that they can not only improve their professionalism, but also experience the fun of seeking knowledge, and help young people feel the charm of sports in the competition.
Mr. Leong Weng Tong, Director of Pui Ching Middle School, expressed his gratitude to ASJ Guangzhou for setting up a platform for cross-cultural exchanges, and looked forward to competing with players from Hong Kong and Macao Children's School of Guangzhou Jinan University, Brazil and Portugal, and wished the tournament a great success.
Dário Silva, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in China, said that today's match is not only a stage for competition, but also an opportunity for cultural exchange. We hope that the players from both sides will show their skills on the field and share their stories off the field, so that this tournament will be the starting point of friendship.
Joe Spasic, the foreign teacher of Guangzhou Yingdong Middle School, acted as the observer of the Guangzhou-Australia-Portuguese-Pakistan Football Exchange Match and participated in the whole event. It is worth noting that in the next soccer exchange match, Guangzhou Yingdong Middle School will send a school soccer team under the professional guidance of the Physical Education Teaching and Research Team to participate in the match.
Sun expressed his excitement and pride in participating in the first “Guangzhou-Macau-Portugal-Brazil” soccer cultural exchange match, and promised to be united in the match and work hard, and also looked forward to competing with Pui Ching Middle School of Macao and the Brazilian and Portuguese players to build up a deep friendship.