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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Peking University Alumni Association |
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of Houston are gathering on May 18, 2013, to celebrate the 115th |
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anniversary of their alma mater; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1898 and originally known as the |
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Imperial University of Peking, this noteworthy institution was the |
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first national university in China offering programs in a |
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comprehensive array of disciplines; it adopted its modern-day name |
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in 1912; and |
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WHEREAS, Peking University has remained one of China's |
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leading institutions, and at the end of the 20th century, the |
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government placed it at the top of its higher education agenda to |
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further develop its international reputation; in 2000, it merged |
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with Beijing Medical University, and its outstanding faculty |
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includes 53 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 members of |
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the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and 14 members of the Third |
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World Academy of Sciences; and |
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WHEREAS, For over a century, Peking University has provided |
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students with tools to build a strong foundation for future |
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success, and its alumni can take justifiable pride in its long |
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tradition of excellence; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the PKU Alumni Association of |
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Houston on the 115th anniversary of Peking University and extend to |
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the group sincere best wishes for a memorable observance; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Wu |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2149 was adopted by the House on May |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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