69 students from HK, Macao, Taiwan serve as CIIE volunteers

Sixty-nine young volunteers from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan welcome guests from home and abroad at the 7th China International Import Expo.

Volunteers received souvenir pins and flags on Monday evening, expressing their excitement and anticipation to serve CIIE and vowing to capitalize on their multicultural background to show the spirit and behavior of young people on the CIIE stage.

More than 200 students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan applied to volunteer at this year’s CIIE.

Among the 69 volunteers chosen, the youngest is 16 years old and they come from 28 universities, including the University of Washington, the University of Hong Kong, the University of Macau and Fudan University, studying majors such as economics, management, law, information technology, and biotechnology, according to the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League.

CIIE volunteers are nicknamed “little leaves” after the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the host venue for CIIE, which is shaped like a clover.

As a second-year Little Leaf, Elaine Lin from Hong Kong is responsible for location consultation and guidance. After a series of pre-CIIE training sessions, she is both nervous and excited to serve at CIIE again, which makes her feel honored.

“Last year’s CIIE trip was my first trip to Shanghai, and through the event, I saw the rapid development of Shanghai,” she said.

With her experience from the previous year, she hopes to get to know this CIIE better prepared and be more involved as a volunteer.

“I look forward to communicating with other ‘Little Leaves’ from various universities and making friends with them,” she added.

“CIIE not only provides us with valuable learning opportunities, but also serves as an excellent stage to showcase the image of Macau’s youth and convey Macau’s unique charm to the world,” said Jenny Liang, a student at the University of International Business and Economics from Macau. .

“Pre-job training these days has allowed me to meet many like-minded friends. They come from different places and have different backgrounds, but we all have a common goal – to contribute our strength to CIIE and sing the Chinese voice on the international stage.”

The young volunteers arrived in Shanghai on Friday and underwent training at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai), CIIE headquarters, on Saturday.

From Tuesday, they start their CIIE journey, working at the cultural exchange exhibition, providing on-site consulting and other roles, conveying the Chinese voice with smiles, enthusiasm and professional service.