HK Christian Celebrity Steven Ma Thanks God for Guidance in Passing EMBA Paper Defense from Peking University

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HK Christian Celebrity Steven Ma Thanks God for Guidance in Passing EMBA Paper Defense from Peking University

Steven Ma(Steven Ma)

ByPhoebe Zhou July 16, 2020

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On July 11, Christian actor Steven Ma excitedly announced that he had passed his dissertation defense of an EMBA degree offered by the prestigious Peking University. He thanked God for His guidance.

The Hong Kong celebrity posted the following on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, “I passed the paper defense for the EMBA graduate program of Peking University HSBC Business School. Very happy! I have graduated! Pretty Excited! Thank our heavenly father! Amen!”

A fan asked with a joke if Steven would consider a doctor’s degree.

He answered, “Absolutely. Because the two-year program of the School of Chinese Medicine of Hong Kong Baptist University will kick off in September. I will take a short-term course on child psychology in December...”

- Translated by Karen Luo

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HK Christian Celebrity Steven Ma Thanks God for Guidance in Passing EMBA Paper Defense from Peking University

HK Christian Celebrity Steven Ma Thanks God for Guidance in Passing EMBA Paper Defense from Peking University

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