Liang Huiqiong wants her child to go back to college in China. (network Information Map)
According to the Xinhua News Agency, "We are abroad all year round, a lot of things in our hearts are not counted." Liang Huiqiong, who has lived in Australia for many years, has been worried about her children going to college. "now I feel dependent." She said.
On the 23rd, five officials of the Chinese Embassy in Australia arrived in the northern Australian port city of Darwin, 4000 kilometers away from the capital Canberra, to exchange and work with local students and overseas Chinese on consular protection and education issues.
Liang Huiqiong, from Guangdong, hopes that her children will go back to college in China. But she doesn`t know how children who have been growing up in English receive higher education in China.
During the exchange, the embassy education counselor Zongwa told Liang Huiqiong that many Chinese universities have co-operation programs with foreign universities, some colleges and places have scholarships, and the embassy can help her obtain more information. This exchange made Liang Huiqiong benefit a lot.
In addition to Liang Huiqiong, other people involved in the exchange are also quite fruitful. Yu Aihong, a Chinese teacher, helped her students learn about visa applications for short-term studies in China.
In response to comments made by local Chinese on simplifying visa materials and shortening the certificate time, the embassy officials provided special answers to facilitate the processing of documents.
"the embassy has always attached great importance to overseas Chinese, Chinese and international students," Zongwa said. "every year, we work with relevant departments to provide remote office services to Darwin to facilitate them."
After about an hour and a half of exchanges, Pan Weihua, third Secretary of the consular department of the Embassy, gave a lecture to overseas Chinese and international students on consular protection.
"We get 50 or 60 calls a day at the embassy for help. Some have passports stolen and some have been defrauded by telecommunications." He hopes to raise people`s awareness of safety through lectures.
In addition, Pan Weihua also gave a detailed explanation of the transportation, medical treatment, travel and other aspects of the need to pay attention to in Australia.
Meng Fanyu, a 24-year-old student at Darwin University, has been in Australia for three years. He told journalist that the lecture was very helpful to them. "there are more than 300 Chinese students in the Northern Territory. Security students are very concerned, and parents are very concerned." He said。
On the 24th, two officials of the embassy also worked in a local hotel to solve the issue of passport replacement for the local overseas Chinese. Nearly 20 people make reservations through the network, and people who come directly to the scene queue through the collar.
A woman surnamed Huang said her passport had expired and that she would have to fly to the Chinese embassy in Canberra or to consulates in major cities such as Melbourne if she did not have the on-site office. She took fingerprints and photographs at the scene and then sent the material to the embassy. "by contrast, this is much more convenient." She said.
"overseas Chinese and overseas students have played an important role in Sino-Australian exchanges, and we hope to be able to help them better." Zongwa said.
