In order to enrich the knowledge of Macao tertiary students on the fundamental rights and duties of Macao residents, the Nationality Law and consular protection and consular services, the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao SAR (hereinafter called Office of the Commissioner of MFA), the Identification Services Bureau (hereinafter called DSI) and the City University of Macao (hereinafter called CityU) jointly held a seminar on “Fundamental Rights and Duties of Macao Residents, Nationality Law, Consular Protection and Consular Services” at CityU on 27 September 2017, so as to promote relevant information to students.

The keynote speakers of the seminar were Counselor Liu Yufei, Director of the Consular Affairs Department of the Office of the Commissioner of MFA, and Ms. Wong Pou Ieng, Head of Department of Residents Identification of DSI, and about 130 students have attended the seminar.  In the seminar, Ms. Wong Pou Ieng introduced the composition of Macao Residents and their fundamental rights and duties, as well as the implementation of the Nationality Law in the Macao SAR.  Ms. Liu Yufei not only introduced the main tasks of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in regard to consular protection and consular services, but also shared some cases related to Macao residents in a lively way, which made the seminar content closer to the daily lives of Macao residents, and thus made the students understand consular protection and consular services more easily and deepen their knowledge on the relevant aspect.

DSI will maintain close connection with the Office of Commissioner of MFA to organize different kinds of activities to promote the knowledge on the fundamental rights and duties of Macao residents, the Nationality Law and consular protection and consular services to the public.