Established by Rui José da Cunha and his sons on the 28th of April 2012, and officially recognised by the Macau SAR Government (MSAR) on the 20th of June 2012, the Rui Cunha Foundation is a non-profit legal person under private law to benefit the public interest, and its main purpose is to contribute to the development of the identity both of the MSAR's separate and autonomous legal system and of the people of Macau and their unique culture by undertaking philanthropic and cultural work in its civil society. In the pursuit of their activities, which are undertaken purely for the benefit of the public interest, the Rui Cunha Foundation shall, as a permanent rule governing its actions, cooperate with the legal and educational departments of the various departments of the MSAR Government, the Macau Bar Association, universities and scientific institutions, and any other institutions based outside the MSAR pursuing identical objectives as those of the Foundation.