In the noon of December 18th, Li Yuan Dining Hall welcomed on the third floor 8 beloved retirees who were having their 80 years birthday party in a brightly illuminated hall with pleasant hemisphere. On behalf of HUAT, the Chairman of University Council Wang Chao, President Zhong Yuning and other leaders attended the lunch party.

It is a tradition for HUAT to hold birthday party for retirees who are eighty years old in the same year. “You are not only the beloved one of your big family but also the permanent treasures of HUAT,” said Wang Chao, on behalf of the board of all leaders of HUAT, expressing their greetings and blessings to the 8 beloved retirees. He also expressed his thanks to them for their unselfish contribution to HUAT in the past years and wished them a good health, happy life and family.