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Governor-General's program

State Visit to China, Sanya Program

On Saturday 28 March 2015, at the Bo’ao International Convention Centre, Hainan, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Secretary General, Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, attended the Bo’ao Forum for Asia at which the Governor-General delivered an address at the opening plenary session.

State Visit to China, Hainan Program; State Funeral Service for the late Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser AC CH

On Friday 27 March 2015, at Sanya Phoenix International Airport, Hainan, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended a welcome ceremony.

Afterwards, in Lao’ao Village, Hainan, the Governor-General, and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of Political Commissar to the People’s Liberation Army, Major General Liu Xin, visited the Australian Gull Force Memorial, at which the Governor-General laid a wreath, and together with Lady Cosgrove, planted a tree in honour of the Australian members of Gull Force.

Federal Executive Council; State Visit to China, Guangzhou Program

On Thursday 26 March 2015, at Government House, Canberra, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency the Honourable Alex Chernov AC QC, presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

Afterwards, in Guangzhou, China, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended a Cantonese ‘yum cha’ reception with members of the Australian community including Austcham, alumni groups, business leaders and representatives of the community sector and the Guangzhou AFL team.