A City's Voice
Newspapers and media carry a city's memory and voice. Macau's press has a long history, nurturing journalists who combined news work with cultural devotion.
Lei Seng Chon
李成俊 · Lei Seng ChonA Macau newspaperman, cultural figure, and association leader, Lei Seng Chon was one of the founding builders of the Macao Daily News. A native of Xinhui, Guangdong, born in Macau in 1926, he helped found the Macao Daily in 1958, starting as its manager and rising through deputy editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief, and publisher to chairman — steering Macau's largest-circulation Chinese daily for decades. A member of the China Writers Association and honorary president of the Macau Pen Club and the Macau Journalists Association, he was also deeply involved in national and Macau constitutional affairs: a deputy to the 9th National People's Congress, a member of the 8th and 9th National CPPCC, a member of the Basic Law Drafting Committee, a member of the Macao SAR Preparatory Committee, and Vice-Director of the NPC Standing Committee's Macao Basic Law Committee. He received the Golden Lotus Medal (2002), the Grand Lotus Medal of Honour (2009), and an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from the University of Macau (2011). He died in Macau on 30 December 2015, aged 90.Read profile → devoted years to Macau's press and cultural causes, taking part in the founding and growth of the Macao Daily News and remaining active in associations and cultural circles; was a veteran Macau journalist and man of letters who chronicled his era in words; and the journalist-littérateur long directed the editorial line of the Macao Daily News, building a bridge between journalism and literature.
A Lineage of News and Publishing
Grounded in the public record, this series presents each figure's contributions to the press, publishing and cultural life. Their writing was both a record of Macau society and an essential part of the city's cultural identity.
