Representative Lin invited to ceremony for Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor
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On 19 May, Representative Lin attended a ceremony celebrating 60 years of priesthood for Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, former Archbishop of Westminster, at St Mary’s University in Twickenham.
The Representative was invited by the Vice-Chancellor of St Mary’s University, Francis Campbell, who was the organiser of the event and a former FCO diplomat and British Ambassador to the Vatican. At the ceremony, Representative Lin spoke with Cardinal O’Connor on a range of subjects, from Taiwan’s international participation to its strong relations with the Holy See.
Among those present were former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey of Clifton, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and former Governor of Hong Kong, Lord Chris Patten.