The 17th Military Summer Camp for Macao Youth kicked off at the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Macao Garrison on Saturday, with an opening ceremony held on the same day.
Jointly organized by the Chinese PLA Macao Garrison and the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, the seven-day summer camp attracted more than 150 young students in Macao to attend.
At the opening ceremony, teenagers sang China's national anthem, received the flag of "Military Summer Camp", and lined up in an orderly fashion to begin their military camp life.
"This is the first time for me to come to the army and experience military life with my classmates. This is new for me, and I look forward to learning more national defense and military knowledge," said Lee Wing Tung, a student from Hou Kong Middle School.
The summer camp has designed multiple military training subjects such as tactics and shooting, and arranged the learning of national defense, diplomacy, and personal first aid. It will also organize activities like artistic performance.
Since the first edition was held, more than 2,100 Macao students have experienced the military life and learned national defense knowledge at the PLA Macao Garrison.
Military summer camp for students kicks off in Macao
China's top political advisor Wang Huning on Friday urged political advisors to intensify research and consultation to offer valuable suggestions for advancing the cause of people with disabilities.
Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made these remarks while presiding over a biweekly consultation session of the national committee.
Wang underlined that ensuring a happy and fulfilling life for people with disabilities is an essential requirement for promoting Chinese modernization.
He called upon political advisors to focus on the new situations and challenges in advancing the cause for such individuals while urging more targeted and practical proposals based on thorough investigations and research.
Democratic oversight should be strengthened to ensure the effective implementation of policies supporting those with disabilities, Wang noted.
Several national political advisors also made their remarks during the session. They called for efforts to create unobstructed career development pathways for people with disabilities, advance research and application of assistive technologies, and enhance the quality of public services to continuously improve their quality of life.
China's top political advisor stresses boosting services for people with disabilities
