Professor Peng Liyuan visited Yau Yat Chuen School when she accompanied President Xi Jinping on his visit to inspect Hong Kong last year. The students wrote a letter to Professor Peng earlier this year, attaching a picture drawn by them, and Professor Peng wrote them a personal reply.  
 
     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (July 23) specially hosted the three students who had written to Professor Peng at Government House to present them personally Professor Peng’s letter.
 
     During the gathering, Mrs Lam read out the letter and conveyed Professor Peng’s warm regards to the teachers and children of the school. “President Xi Jinping and Professor Peng Liyuan celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Return of Hong Kong to the Motherland with us last year, showing their care for Hong Kong. During her trip to Hong Kong, Professor Peng visited the kindergarten as part of her busy schedule. While at the kindergarten, she watched a performance by the students, played games with them and presented gifts to them. Now she has written them a personal reply, fully showing her care for Hong Kong students. I would like to express my gratitude to Professor Peng on behalf of the people of Hong Kong,” Mrs Lam said.
 
     Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Ms Qiu Hong, entrusted by the Director of the Liaison Office, Mr Wang Zhimin, attended the gathering. The Chairman of the School Management Committee of Yau Yat Chuen School, Mr Yu Kwok-chun; the school's Supervisor, Mr Kenneth Fang; the school's Principal, Ms Lee Ming-chu; parents of the students; and some teaching staff of the school also attended the gathering. The school, with some 1 100 students, is a non-profit-making kindergarten that joined the Free Quality Kindergarten Education Scheme.

Ends/Monday, July 23, 2018
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