The Government has announced today Decorations, Medals and Certificates of Merit awarded for 2016 by the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR). They go to 36 individuals and organisations in recognition of their achievements, outstanding contributions and distinguished services.
It follows recommendations from the Committee of Nomination of Medals and Honorary Titles.
The awards for Decorations of Honour include the Decoration of Honour – Grand Lotus; the Decoration of Honour – Golden Lotus; and the Decoration of Honour – Silver Lotus. Such awards are for individuals or entities that have made outstanding contributions to the image and reputation of the MSAR.
The recipients for such awards are:
Decoration of Honour – Golden Lotus
Cheong U
Lei Pui Lam
Decoration of Honour – Silver Lotus
Kou Hoi In
Van Kuan Lok
Seven types of Medals of Merit are awarded, covering the fields of: 1. Professions; 2. Industry and Commerce; 3. Tourism; 4. Education; 5. Culture; 6. Philanthropy; and 7. Sports. Each of the awards in these categories is for individuals or entities that have made major or excellent contributions in their respective fields.
The recipients for such awards are:
Medal of Merit – Professions
The Identification Bureau
Cândida da Silva Antunes Pires
Medal of Merit – Industry and Commerce
Ho Ioc Tong
F. Rodrigues (Sucessores), Limitada.
Medal of Merit – Tourism
Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes
Lou Chi Seng Moisés Francisco Xavier
Medal of Merit – Education
Leong Lai
University of Macau
School Choi Nong Chi Tai (Escola da Associação para Filhos e Irmãos dos Agricultores)
Ip Hong Kit
Medal of Merit – Culture
Macau Artist Society
Mio Pang Fei
Medal of Merit – Philanthropy
Welfare Club of the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macao (Associação de Bem-Estar dos Moradores de Macau)
Association of Friends of Charity of Macau
Macao Association of Parents of Mentally Handicapped (Associação dos Familiares Encarregados dos Deficientes Mentais de Macau)
Medal of Merit – Sports
Wushu General Association of Macau
Mário Ferreira Sin
Lau Vai Hong
Medals for Distinguished Services are awarded to public entities, organisations or their staff for outstanding performance in their duties or community service.
The recipients for such awards are:
Medal for Distinguished Service – Medal for Bravery
Vaccination team of the Health Bureau
Macao Peninsula Traffic Commissariat of the Traffic Department of the Public Security Police Force
Medal for Distinguished Service – Medal for Dedication
Maria do Céu Dourado Amorim da Silva Hung
Vicente João Monteiro
Porfírio Zeferino de Souza
Medal for Distinguished Service – Medal for Community Service
Ieong Iu
Chang Mong I Georgiana Lau do Rosário
Lei Pou Loi
Wong Man I
Certificates of Merit, including the Honorific Title – Prestige and the Honorific Title – Merit, commend Macao SAR residents or others who have made major contribution to the reputation, development or social progress of the Macao SAR.
The recipients for such awards are:
Honorific Title – Prestige
Lew Hwan Kyu
Honorific Title – Merit
The Team from the Workers’ Children High School’s that designed a device to measure frictional forces
The Team from the Workers’ Children High School’s that designed a portable water purifier with eco-friendly features
Lei Kuan Hou
Lei Wai Shing
The ceremony to award the Decorations, Medals and Certificates of Merit to the recipients will be held in early January.
