Qingdao Sister City Agreement
While in China, the Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, and Mrs Susan Satyanand visited the city of Qingdao on 9 August. Qingdao is located at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula and hosted the Olympic Sailing Venue. During their visit, the Governor-General and Mrs Satyanand attended the signing of a sister city agreement between Auckland's North Shore City and Qingdao City. The Mayor of North Shore, Andrew Williams, is pictured on the left of Mrs Satyanand, whilst the Mayor of Qingdao, Xia Geng, is pictured on the right of the Governor-General.