On Thursday 21 August 2008, at Government House, Canberra, the Administrator, His Excellency Dr Ken Michael AC and Mrs Julie Michael attended a morning tea with members of the Council for the Order of Australia.

Earlier, at Zhejiang University, China, Their Excellencies, the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery attended a meeting with the Zhejiang University Party Secretary, Mr Zhang Xi. Their Excellencies then received the 25 winners of the ???Go to Western Australia - Zhejiang Senior High School Spoken English Contest'. In the evening, at the Hilton Hotel, Beijing, Their Excellencies, as guests of honour, attended a Minerals Council of Australia Dinner hosted by the Chairman, Mr Ian Smith.