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The Honourable
Tom Burns AO Chairman of Mr Tom Burns is an eminent
figure in Australian political circles with outstanding achievements in over
thirty years of political life. He also served for more than twenty five
years as a parliamentarian in the Queensland State Parliament. Mr Burns had held
the post of Deputy Premier for over six years in the Labor Government until he
retired in 1996. In July 1999 Mr
Burns was appointed Chair of the Queensland China Council. In January 2001 he was awarded an officer
in the Order of In the same year he received the
Gold Magnolia Honorary Award from the Shanghai Government for his contributions
to Chinese-Australian relations. He was the first Australian to be awarded
this award. Mr
Burns has been fortunate in becoming one of a very few Australian political
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Sim Hayward BBus Managing Director Ms Sim Hayward is a Malaysian
Chinese by birth, arrived in Australia to further studies in 1973 and has
been Australian citizen since 1984 and married with two children. Prior to starting Asian Foods in
1988, Ms Hayward had 15 years in Resort Management, Restaurant Owner/Operator
with various aspects of the tourism and hospitality industry, including
hospitality training and consultancies.. Ms Hayward is Board Member of
Cairns International Trade Centre, Member of Cairns Chamber of Commerce, |
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Michelle Wang B.Eng MBA ACPA
Michelle possesses broad
commercial experience in international business relationships with Her responsibilities include
advising on Chinese corporate practices and culture, offering guidance to William
Buck on specialized negotiations with Chinese counterparts, promoting William
Buck’s accounting and business services, and to source |
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Peter Low OAM Managing Director Mr Peter Low manages the Australian Raw Material
Traders Pty Ltd with three other Directors.
He is Director of the Mr Low has been the Executive Manager of the Valley
Business Association, Fortitude Valley from June 1998 to April 2001 Mr Low is one of
the three founders of the Valley Business Association and was Director from
1991 to 1997 and President of the Association from October 1996 to September
1997. Mr Low has been the President, Vice President and
Director of the Cathay Club (now Cathay Community Association Incorporated)
from 1985 to 1996. Mr
Low is the Vice-President of the Cathay Community Association Inc since 2001. Mr Low possesses substantial business experience over
the last decades, including: ·
Business Consultant since
2001 ·
Wholesaler in soft goods
and bakery products from 1985 to 1996; ·
Managing Director of a
Cut Price Supermarket at ·
Retail and Wholesale
Business in |
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Dr Louis Y. C. Lu Dr Lu is a prominent member of
the Taiwanese community within Australia. As the Chairman of the Taiwan Trade
Centre, Dr Lu has been strongly promoting Taiwan-Australia links and has been
associated with the Taiwan Institute in |
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Michael Yau JP BA BSc MSc DIC DMS GCArchPrac GCAppLaw CEng CPEng Director, Engwell
Group Mr Yau is an entrepreneur and
designer. He has 25 years work
experience in Mr Yau has high standing in the
development industry. He is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers Australia
and Fellow of Geological Society. He
has been the Chair of the Management Panel of the Institution for over 10
years and published six technical papers. Mr Yau
has completed several large construction and building projects in Mr Yau
is the Chair of the QEII District Health Council,
Convenor of the National Liaison Council of Chinese Australians and President
of Hong Kong Association. He received
the Multicultural Service Award in 2000 and a Centenary Medal in 2003. |
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Professor Colin Mackerras
PhD, FAHA (Chairman
of Educational and Cultural Subcommittee of Professor,
Department of International Business and Asian Studies, Professor
Colin Mackerras is one of Professor Mackerras has
been very active promoting the study of |
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Michelle Lee Chief Executive Officer Mrs Lee was born in In
addition to her business interests Mrs Lee is also Director of South Bank Business Association, Honorary
Advisor of World Arts & Multi-Culture Inc. Honorary Advisor of Taiwanese
Chamber of Commerce Qld. Inc. Commissioner to the
Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission in Taiwan,
President of Global Entrepreneurs Institute, Honorary President
of the Friends of Chinese Youth Corporation, Friends of Australasian Youth
Association and the Australasian Professional Club. Business awards for construction include the
Australian Queensland Master Builders Association Regional and State Gold awards 1993 and
Australian HIA Top
Home of the year silver award in 1992. |
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Jenny Wong President, Gold Coast
Chinese Club A Singaporean by birth, Ms Jenny Wong is now an
Australian citizen and has been residing in |
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Kee Cheung Cheung BSc, PhD Supervising
Dr Kee Cheung was born in Dr Cheung
is a NAATI accredited translator and a qualified
Justice of the Peace. He is currently the Acting Pathology Laboratory Manager
at the Dr Cheung has served on the executive committees of
various community organizations including Ethnic Broadcasting Association of Qld, Chinese Ethnic Broadcasting Association of
Queensland, Queensland Chinese Forum, Ethnic Communities Council of
Queensland, and recently the Lions Club. He won the Queensland Multicultural
Service Award in 2000. Dr Cheung is also a Director of P.A. Travel. |
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Dr Peter Yeoh Chairman and Managing Director Dr Peter Yeoh is a Malaysian
Chinese by birth and emigrated with his family to Australia in 1985. With an
extensive business background in construction Dr Yeoh is a well-known figure
within the Brisbane Chinese business community promoting business and
cultural ties with China. Dr Yeoh is active in a number of
business and community roles including Patron of The Chinese Business and
Professional Association of Queensland; Patron of the Australia -
Malaysia Business Council; Honorary President of the Australian Chinese Chamber of
Commerce Inc; Honorary President of the Australian Hokien Huay
Kuan Association; Vice President of the Australian Council for the Promotion
of Peaceful Reunification of China; President of the Australian Council for
the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China - Queensland Branch;
Director of the Stuartholme Foundation Limited; Board Member of the
Queensland China Council; Board Member of the Royal Brisbane & Women's
Hospital Foundation; Board member of St. Paul De Chartres Villa; Overseas
Adviser of the All-China Federation Returned Overseas Chinese of the People's
Republic of China; Adviser of the Chinese Fraternity Association of Qld;
Fellow of the Queensland University of Technology Foundation; Honorary
Ambassador of the Ipswich City Council, Queensland and Board Member of the
China Jiangsu Province XuZhou Overseas Exchange Association. |
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Deputy Director-General Trade and International Operations Angela was appointed to the
position of Assistant Director-General, Client Service Strategies and
Planning, in the former Department of State Development in November 2000. Prior to this appointment Angela
was the Executive Director of the Department’s Timber Task Force and held
various senior positions within organisations such as the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet as well as
working as a consultant in the health industry sector. |
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General Manager Taipei Australia
International Investments Pty Ltd Ms Yvonne Wu was
born in Ms Wu worked for Brisbane - based company Hua Lian (China Link) from 1986
to 1989, providing trade consultancy services to Australian and Chinese
clients relating to markets including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and
Singapore. Since 1990, Ms Wu has been
working as the General Manager of Brisbane-based Taipei Australia
International Investments Pty Ltd, which specialises in property developments
for overseas investors. Ms Wu is a
Management Committee member of the Queensland Chinese Forum and Vice
President of the Australian Chinese Chamber of Commerce. |
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Deborah Lei Managing Director East West International Development
Pty Ltd (Aust) Ms Deborah Chao-Fong Lei was born in In recognition of
her work in developing relationships with Ms Lei is a
member of the Urban Development Institute of |
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Managing Director Asian Pacific Institute Mrs Jeannie Mok was born is Mrs Mok is currently the
Foundation Principal/Managing Director of the Asian Pacific Institute and the
Director of the Multicultural Centre. From 1999-2001 Mrs Mok was a
member of the Premier’s Council for Women and in 1998 was the recipient of
the Queensland Multicultural Service Award.
In 2003 she was awarded with the Centenary medal. She has held a number of positions on
community oriented boards and councils and is currently a member of the
Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council. |
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Professor Terry De Lacy BSc, PhD Chief Executive Sustainable Tourism Co-operative Research Centre Professor
De Lacy is Chief Executive, Sustainable Tourism Co-operative Research Centre.
STCRC, which was established by the Australian Government
as part of its CRC program. It
is a partnership between 16 universities and more than 30 industry and
government partners in each State and Territory of Australia. It has research
programs in travel and tourism: environment, infrastructure, technology,
business and management. Previously
Professor De Lacy was Dean of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the |
