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Instituto Salesiano Da Imaculada Conceição
Instituto Salesiano (or IS, Instituto Salesiano da Imaculada Conceição, ) is a Catholic elementary school through secondary school in São Lourenço (St. Lawrence's Parish), Macau. The school is one of the oldest educational institutions founded in Macau. The medium of instruction is English, although some particular subjects such as Chinese Literature and Chinese History are taught in Cantonese. It is a member of the Macau Catholic Schools Association. History Instituto Salesiano was established in 1906, during the Qing dynasty, by Fr. Louis Versiglia. The school is run by the Salesians of Don Bosco, aims at giving the students a complete and balanced education in different aspects. The campus, front of St. Lawrence's Church, was originally owned by the British East India Company. Since 1976, the school has become an exam center of General Certificate of Education as well as an exam center of City and Guilds of London Institute. profiled the school in 1999. The school open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. It has greatly influenced many languages, Latin influence in English, including English, having contributed List of Latin words with English derivatives, many words to the English lexicon, particularly after the Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England, Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest. Latin Root (linguistics), roots appear frequently in the technical vocabulary used by fields such as theology, List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names, the sciences, List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes, medicine, and List of Latin legal terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Certificate Of Education
The General Certificate of Education (GCE) is a subject-specific family of academic qualifications used in examination board, awarding bodies in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Education in the Crown dependencies, Crown dependencies and a few Commonwealth countries. For some time, the Education in Scotland, Scottish education system has been different from those in the other countries of the United Kingdom. The GCE is composed of three levels; they are, in increasing order of difficulty: * the GCE Ordinary Level, Ordinary Level ("O Level"); * the Advanced Subsidiary Level ("A1 Level" or "AS Level"), higher than the O Level, serving as a level in its own right, and functioning as a precursor to the full Advanced Level; and * Advanced Level ("A Level"). The General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE "A Levels") is an entry qualification for universities in the United Kingdom and many other locations worldwide. United Kingdom England and Wales The General Certificate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Schools In Macau
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salesian English School
Salesian English School (Secondary Section), is a secondary Single-sex education, boys school in Hong Kong. Founded by the Roman Catholic religious institute the Salesians of Don Bosco, it is located at Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island. The school's patron saint is Blessed Filippo Rinaldi and the motto is "Alere Flammam". History Salesian English School has its roots in the Salesian Children's Home under the Salesian Seminary, which was founded by the Salesians of John Bosco, Don Bosco. In the aftermath of World War II, the number of students increased tremendously due to the high amount of dayboys and boarders attending the school. The school was operated by the SalesiaChina Province of Mary Help of Christians Salesian English School was established as an independent entity in 1951, with the secondary section also being created in the same year. In 1959, the first senior secondary students sat for the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination and received resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuet Wah College
Yuet Wah College (; ; abbr: YWC), often referred to as Yuet Wah, is a Macau all-boys Catholic Church, Catholic secondary school in São Lázaro (St. Lazarus Parish), Macau. " Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on 9 April 2017. "Estrada da Vitoria, no.18" [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretariat For Transport And Public Works (Macau)
The Secretary for Transport and Public Works ( zh, 運輸工務司; ) is the department of the Macau Government responsible for overseeing a number of the region's important services. List of departments * Cartography and Cadastre Bureau * Marine and Water Bureau * CTT (Macau), Macau Post * Meteorology, Meteorological and Atmospheric sciences, Geophysical Bureau ** based a Tapia Grande after moving from Fortaleza do Monte * Public housing, Housing Bureau * Environmental Protection Bureau * Civil Aviation Authority (Macau), Civil Aviation Authority * Infrastructure Development Office * Energy Sector Development Office, to be integrated to the Environmental Protection Bureau by January 2021. * Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation * Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (Macau), Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau List of Secretariats Director * Wong Chan Tong See also * Transport in Macau Other Secretariats * Secretary for Administration and Justice, Secretary for Admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ao Man-long
Ao Man Long (; born in December 1956) was the first Secretary for Transport and Public Works of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, from 20 December 1999 to 6 December 2006. On 8 December 2006, Ao was arrested based on a case built by the Macau Commission Against Corruption, making him the highest-ranking official arrested in the history of Macau. Ao had allegedly offered preference in government works projects, and had amassed assets totalling 804 million patacas. On 30 January 2008, Ao was found guilty on 40 counts of bribe-taking, amongst others, and was sentenced to 27 years in prison. Ao was aided and abetted by four family members, who were also jailed for between 10 and 18 years for money laundering. On 31 May 2012, Ao was found guilty of taking bribes of more than 31.9 million patacas, and received a sentence of 29 years in prison. Joseph Lau and Steven Lo are both implicated and have been charged with offering tens of mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingos Chan
Domingos Chan (, born September 11, 1970, in Macau) is a former Macanese professional football player who played as a goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i .... He retired in 2017. References External links * * 1970 births Living people Macau men's footballers Macau men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers G.D. Lam Pak players C.D. Monte Carlo players Chan, Domingos Hong Kong First Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players {{Macau-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingos Lam
Domingos Lam Ka Tseung (; 9 April 1928 – 27 July 2009) was the first Chinese-born bishop (in Hong Kong then under British sovereignty) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau. On 26 May 1987, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Macau Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ... and succeeded Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa, the last Portuguese bishop, on 6 October 1988 upon Rodrigues' resignation. He resigned on 30 June 2003, and died aged 81 in 2009. References 1928 births 2009 deaths 20th-century Hong Kong people 20th-century Macau people 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Asia 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Portugal Roman Catholic bishops of Macau 21st-century Macau people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Asia 20th-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, SDB (, born 13 January 1932) is a Chinese Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hong Kong from 2002 to 2009. He was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 and has been outspoken on issues regarding human rights, political freedom, and religious liberty. He is a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Zen's strong ties with Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp often attract criticism from the pro-Beijing camp and the government of China. Zen retired on 15 April 2009, but remains a strong pro-democracy influence in Hong Kong. On 11 May 2022, he was arrested by the National Security Police and later that day released on bail. Life and career Joseph Zen was born in Shanghai to Catholic parents, Vincent Zen and Margaret Tseu. He studied in a church school during the Second Sino-Japanese War, but was sent to an abbey after his father suffered a stroke. After entering the Salesians at the Hong Kong novitiate in 1948, he was ordained to the priesthood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Versiglia
Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. (5 June 1873 – 25 February 1930) was an Italian Catholic prelate and professed member from the Salesians of Don Bosco who served as the first apostolic vicar of Shaoguan from 1920 until his murder. He was also a former novice master noted for his strict austerities and discipline but for his loving and compassionate care of the poor and defenceless. He led the first Salesian expedition to China in 1906 and remained there until his death, functioning for the people in various capacities such as a gardener and barber. His beatification was celebrated in 1983 and he was later canonized as a saint on 1 October 2000 in Saint Peter's Square. Life Luigi Versiglia was born on 5 June 1873 in Oliva Gessi in Pavia. He served as an altar server in his childhood. In 1885 his parents sent him to school at one of the oratories that the Salesians of Don Bosco managed though he never entertained notions of becoming a priest instead of a veterinarian as he wished. He stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
