By: Leota Marc Membrere. The People’s Republic of China has shown its commitment to their friendship with Samoa as Huizhou donated 40 new computers to Samoa College including a funding of 200,000RMB ($76,450 Samoan Tala). This donation is part of the friendship between the college and its sister school Hua Luogeng Middle School in Huizhou that started in 2015.
The funding presented was the launch of the Huizhou-Apia Friendship Fund. The ceremony was attended by teachers, students, Ambassador of China to Samoa Fei Mingxing and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education and Culture Tuaopepe Perenise Tinei. To show Huizhou’s commitment to their friendship to Samoa College, a delegation from Huizhou led by the Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of Huizhou Municipal People’s Congress Zhang Weirong travelled to Samoa to present the donations and funding.
Speaking on behalf of Samoa College, Principal Karene Faasisila gave thanks to the people of Huizhou for the donation. Ms. Faasisila says that the computers will play an integral role in enhancing student learning and will go a long way assisting the education of Samoa College student.
“Faafetai Faafetai tele lava,” she says. “We hope that we can continue this friendship and partnership with the beautiful people if Huizhou especially with our sister school. She said they ‘look forward to future programmes to enrich cultural’ and ‘educational exchanges’ between the schools and extended her.