At the very beginning of the banquet, "Welcome to the land" had been performed by aboriginal people.
Then Mr William Chiu, Chairman of ACPPRC, made a welcome speech. He summarised what ACPPRC has achieved during the past 10 years and welcomed all the guests from all over the world, and all over the country.
The other official addresses were made by H.E Hu Shan, Consul-General (Ambassadorial rank) of the PRC in Sydney; Hon. Chris Evans, Senator, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, representing Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard; Hon. Sonia Hornery, Chairman of NSW Parliament Asia-Pacific Friendship Group, representing the Premier of NSW.
Vote of thanks was made by Mr Frank Chou, Senior Honorary Chairman of ACPPRC. |