On Tuesday 29 October 2013, at Sydney International Airport, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, was represented at the arrival in Australia of the President of the Republic of Kiribati, His Excellency the Honourable Anote Tong MP, by Commander Theodore Wynberg ADC RAN, Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
On Saturday 26 October 2013, at Government House, Canberra, Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as Patron, received the General Manager of ArtSound FM, Mr Chris Deacon, to record a message for ArtSound FM’s 30th Birthday Radiothon fundraiser.
At the Winmalee Rural Fire Brigade, Blue Mountains, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce attended a briefing by the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service, Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM, on the fire activity and later met with members of the NSW Rural Fire Service and volunteers.
Afterwards, in Winmalee, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce, accompanied by the Mayor of Blue Mountains City Council, Councillor Mark Greenhill, met with families affected by the fires.
On Friday 25 October 2013, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, accompanied by the NSW Rural Fire Service Emergency Management Coordinator, Superintendent Ben Millington, viewed the fire affected region between Richmond and Winmalee.
Afterwards, at the Winmalee Rural Fire Brigade, Blue Mountains, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce attended a briefing by the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service, Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM, on the fire activity and later met with members of the NSW Rural Fire Service and volunteers.
On Thursday 24 October 2013, at Sydney International Airport, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, was represented at the transit through Australia by the President of the Republic of Kiribati, His Excellency the Honourable Anote Tong MP by Group Captain Sue McGready ADC, Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
In Chengdu, China, the Governor-General, as guest of the Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Wang Yang, and the Governor of Sichuan Provincial People’s Government, Mr Wei Hong, attended the opening of the West China International Fair International Cooperation Forum, met with Vice Premier Wang and gave an address.
On Wednesday 23 October 2013, in Chengdu, China, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, as guest of the Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Wang Yang, and the Governor of Sichuan Provincial People’s Government, Mr Wei Hong, attended the opening of the West China International Fair International Cooperation Forum and met with Vice Premier Wang and gave an address.
In Chengdu, China, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce, as guests of the Director of the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, visited the centre.
Afterwards, at the Jinjiang Hotel, the Governor-General attended a meeting with the Sichuan Province Party Secretary, Mr Wang Dongming.
On Tuesday 22 October 2013, in Chengdu, China, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Director of the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, visited the centre.
Afterwards, at the Jinjiang Hotel, the Governor-General attended a meeting with the Sichuan Province Party Secretary, Mr Wang Dongming.
In Guilin, China, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce, as guests of the Principal of the Seven Stars Kindergarten, Ms Jiang Xiaohong, met with children and staff.
Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce, as guests of the Mayor of the Guilin Municipal People’s Government, Mr Huang Junhua, travelled along the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo.
