Lingnan University ’s Department of Economics celebrates its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner

26 Oct 2026

Lingnan University ’s Department of Economics celebrates its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner.

Lingnan University ’s Department of Economics celebrates its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner.

Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning at Lingnan University, delivers a speech at the Banquet.

Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning at Lingnan University, delivers a speech at the Banquet.

Prof Jesus Seade, former Vice-President of Lingnan University, Emeritus Professor of Economics, and currently Mexican Ambassador to China, delivers a speech at the Banquet.

Prof Jesus Seade, former Vice-President of Lingnan University, Emeritus Professor of Economics, and currently Mexican Ambassador to China, delivers a speech at the Banquet.

Prof Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, former President of Lingnan University, delivers a speech at the Banquet.

Prof Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, former President of Lingnan University, delivers a speech at the Banquet.

The presentation of souvenirs. From left: Prof Larry Qiu Dongxiao, Sydney S. W. Leong Chair Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics of Lingnan University; Prof Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, former President of Lingnan University; Prof Jesus Seade, former Vice-President of Lingnan University, Emeritus Professor of the Department of Economics, and current Mexican Ambassador to China; and Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning.

The presentation of souvenirs. From left: Prof Larry Qiu Dongxiao, Sydney S. W. Leong Chair Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics of Lingnan University; Prof Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, former President of Lingnan University; Prof Jesus Seade, former Vice-President of Lingnan University, Emeritus Professor of the Department of Economics, and current Mexican Ambassador to China; and Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning.

The Department of Economics of Lingnan University hosted a gala dinner on 10 October to mark its 30th anniversary. Distinguished guests of honour and speakers included Prof Jesus Seade, former Vice-President of Lingnan University, Emeritus Professor of the Department of Economics, and current Mexican Ambassador to China; Prof Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, former President of Lingnan University; and Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning.

 

Prof Larry Qiu Dongxiao, Sydney S. W. Leong Chair Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics of Lingnan University, delivered the welcoming remarks, expressing his heartfelt gratitude to the faculty, staff, students, alumni, and partners for their unwavering support over the past three decades.

 

About 200 guests attended the dinner, including Prof Wei Xiangdong, former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Lingnan University and current Secretary General of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority; Prof Lin Chen, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business) of The University of Hong Kong; alongside representatives from other universities, Lingnan colleagues, as well as alumni and current students from the Department’s various programmes, who all shared in the joy of this memorable evening.