www.nzchinasociety.org.nz Christchurch Branch Newsletter October 2012 In this Issue Monthly Meeting Speaker Monthly Meetings Held 2013 Conference Update Calligraphy Demonstration at Last Thursday of the Month Confucius Institute 7:30 pm This is Well Worth Looking at China National Day Banquet Rewi Alley Education and Cultural Centre Can you help? (Wharenui School) Raffle Result 32 Matipo Street, Riccarton Prominent Persons’ and Leaders’ Tour 2012 Next Meeting – 25 October 2012 Speaker: Madame Tan Xiutian About Us We are honoured to have Mme Tan Xiutian, Patron: The Hon Philip Burdon who has been the Consul-General of the President: Dave Adamson Ph 389 1376 Consulate-General of the People’s Republic
[email protected] Secretary: Natasha Barnett of China in Christchurch since 2011 as our Ph 358 2286 speaker this month. Prior to her time here,
[email protected] Treasurer: Anna Lu she was Consul-General at the Chinese Ph 0210 253 6878 Consulate-General in Edinburgh for five
[email protected] Executive 2012: Years. She has had a varied and interesting Ailsa Dodge Anna Chen diplomatic career, including several postings Bill Willmott in China as well as the USA, Australia and Chris Goodwin Deborah Rhode the United Kingdom. Jian Chen Judy Livingstone In the short time she has been here, she has made a large and very Tony Tian Vivien Qin favourable impression on us all with her sunny and outgoing personality. William Qiu She will talk to us on her diplomatic career, the New Zealand/China Mailing Address: relationship and China’s development. This talk is going to be a highlight Natasha Barnett 25 Cricklewood Place for us, so be sure to invite anyone you think could be interested in hearing Avonhead her talk.