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I HAVE MET MANY FRIENDLY AND PATIENT PROFESSORS AND CLASSMATES DURING MY TWO YEARS OF UNIVERSITY. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THEM FOR THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN I ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTIES, ALSO PROFESSORS DETAILED SHARING AND EXPLANATIONS IN MY LEARNING AND GROWING. TAKING CLASSES WITH MY JOB AT THE SAME TIME IS A VERY CHALLENGING TASK, ESPECIALLY IN THE THESIS WRITING STAGE, IT IS DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE TIME ALLOCATION AS WELL AS CONCENTRATION ON THESIS WRITING, AND I EVEN HAD THE THOUGHTS OF GIVING UP FOR A FEW TIMES, BUT I AM VERY THANKFUL TO MY SUPERVISOR FOR HIS CONTINUOUS SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT DURING THE THESIS WRITING PERIOD, AND FOR HIS ATTENTIVE GUIDANCE WHENEVER I HAVE CONFUSION DURING THE TIME, HE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH A LOT OF PRACTICAL AND VALUABLE ADVICE, WHICH INSPIRED ME A LOT. IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE WHO HELPED ME TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY. WITHOUT THEIR HELP, I BELIEVE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COLLECT ENOUGH QUESTIONNAIRES. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE TWO INTERVIEWEES WHO AGREED TO BE INTERVIEWED, AS IT IS A DIFFICULT TASK TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AS A STUDENT IN MACAU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOTH FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH, AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY SHARED WITH US IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS STUDY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COLLEAGUES FOR ALWAYS PROVIDING ME WITH POSITIVE SUPPORT, LISTENING TO MY CONCERNS, AND HELPING ME TO OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES ONE AFTER ANOTHER. ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED ME TO COMPLETE MY THESIS