College Master Professor Iu Vai Pan delivering opening remarks.
院長姚偉彬教授發表開場致辭。
On the evening of 11th October 2018, Stanley Ho East Asia College organised the Commencement and the first High Table Dinner of the current academic year. More than 300 college students participated in this event. The College invited Professor Peter A. Diamond, awardee of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (2010), as the guest of honours.
Professor Peter Diamond shared his personal experiences with students.
教授與學生分享他的個人經歷。
In the beginning, College Master Professor Iu Vai Pan delivered opening remarks, including encouragement to the college students and an introduction to the guest of honour. After College Master’s speech, the honourable guest Professor Peter Diamond shared his study and working experiences with the college students. Professor Diamond is Institute Professor and Professor of Economics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He had outstanding achievements over the areas of public administration, social security and macroeconomics. Professor Diamond was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2010.
Yang Bohan, Angel performing the Chinese zither.
楊博涵同學正在演奏古箏。
During the dinner, along with the laughter, participants enjoyed the delicious food and warm company with each other. After the main course, it was the performance time. Yang Bohan, Angel (Business Administration, Year 1) brought to the audience a Guzheng solo “Lotus Ballad” and the diversified styles attracted the attention of everyone. The second performance was played by Dai Kunyao, Violet (Mathematics, Year 1), which was a piano solo “Nocturne opus 72 no.1”. The audience felt intoxicated in the wonderful rhythm. The event ended with group photo-shooting among students and guests. Yet, many students stayed in the refectory and took photos with friends to capture those beautiful moments.
Students who joined this event were mainly freshman. They felt interesting and a bit nervous about attending this kind of formal occasion for the first time. One of the freshmen expressed, “this High Table Dinner made me feel formal and was a meaningful experience to me. I talked to people around. In general, I had a great time.”
Written by: SHEAC House Association Communication Working Group
Communication, Year 1 Student, Liu Hancong, Hans (Chinese)
Government and Public Administration, Year 1 Student, Leong Chi Cheng, Lily (English)
Zhao Jiajun, President of House Association, served as the master of ceremony of the High Table Dinner.
院生會主席趙嘉俊擔任晚宴司儀。
College Master and guests chatting with Professor Diamond after the dinner.
院長和嘉賓們與彼得‧戴蒙特教授晚宴後聊天。
Group photo of 3/F students
三樓院生與嘉賓大合照
Group photo of 2/F students
二樓院生與嘉賓大合照
何鴻燊東亞書院高桌晚宴圓滿結束
2018年10月11日，澳門大學何鴻燊書院舉辦了本學年的首次高桌晚宴，吸引了超過300名院生參加。同時，書院邀請了世界著名經濟學家、2010年瑞典中央銀行紀念阿爾弗雷德·諾貝爾經濟學獎得主彼得‧戴蒙特教授（Professor Peter A. Diamond）作為晚宴的榮譽嘉賓，爲本次活動增色不少。
首先是由何鴻燊東亞書院院長姚偉彬教授發表開場致辭，發言中包含了對院生們的激勵，並扼要介紹了特邀嘉賓彼得‧戴蒙特教授。隨後是由嘉賓彼得‧戴蒙特教授發言，他與同學們分享了他的求學及工作歷程，讓在場所有人都受益匪淺。彼得‧戴蒙特教授現任麻省理工學院名譽經濟學教授，研究領域涵蓋公共財政、社會保險、宏觀經濟學等領域，都有許多傑出成就。戴蒙特教授於2010年獲得瑞典中央銀行紀念阿爾弗雷德·諾貝爾經濟學獎。
大家在歡聲笑語中享受晚餐。用餐完畢，輪到了表演環節。楊博涵同學（工商管理系一年級）帶來《蓮花謠》古箏獨奏，演奏中各種多變的風格吸引了全場的關注。隨後，戴坤窈同學（數學系一年級）則帶來《Nocturne opus 72 no.1》的鋼琴獨奏，全場都沉醉在美妙的琴音中。高桌晚宴接近尾聲，全場分樓層分別與嘉賓們進行大合照。合照過後，也正式宣告本次晚宴圓滿結束。但大部分同學並沒有急於離場，而是繼續留在膳堂與朋友合照，想要留下這些美好的時刻。
參加本次高桌晚宴的院生大部分都是新生，第一次參加這種正式的晚宴讓他們感到十分新奇和一點緊張。「這一次的高桌晚宴讓我感覺十分正式，對我來説是一段很好的經歷。在晚宴期間我也與同桌的朋友交流了許多，感覺良好。這一次的活動對我十分有意義，總體來説這次晚宴讓我十分開心。」一位新生發表了他對本次活動的看法。在書院裏舉辦高桌晚宴，能讓同學們更好地理解與運用相關用餐禮儀。同時，晚宴上有嘉賓演講，這無疑能讓同學們學習到許多名人的經驗。
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