Celebrating Brisbane’s Sister Cities during Chinese New Year
Brisbane has seven active Sister City relationships:
- Kobe (since July 1985)
- Auckland (since August 1988)
- Shenzhen (since June 1992)
- Semarang (since January 1993)
- Kaohsiung (since September 1997)
- Daejeon (since June 2002)
- Chongqing (since October 2005)
Brisbane’s Sister City relationships allow us to work with overseas municipal governments, share ideas, showcase Brisbane’s achievements and learn best practice. Through our Sister Cities, we build business and professional networks that help Brisbane based companies meet potential overseas business partners, attract investment, create jobs and grow export revenue
The Sister City relationships are enhanced through volunteer committees chaired by prominent and influential members of the local business community. Sister City initiatives include:
International Visitation Program - identifies and develops business and trade opportunities between Brisbane and other international cities.
Staff Exchange Program –each year Brisbane hosts one or more staff members from each Sister City and sends a qualified Council employee overseas to present and learn from best-practice examples of municipal governance.
Honorary Ambassadors and Consultants Program - appointed by the City on the recommendation of the Lord Mayor and/or CEO, ambassadors promote Brisbane both nationally and internationally, identifying business opportunities and potential investments in areas they travel to.
Our Chinese Sister Cities have hosted official and business delegations from Brisbane. Their Mayors led large delegations to Brisbane for the Asia Pacific Cities Summit held here in August-September 2007. Brisbane City Council works actively with Austrade and other strategic partners to identify and qualify export and investment opportunities in China. Brisbane based companies are now pursuing dozens of exciting commercial opportunities in Chongqing and Shenzhen, which will generate jobs, exports and investment for our region.
Sister Cities – helping build Brisbane’s international business networks.
For more information, please visit: www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/sistercities
農曆新年期間慶賀布里斯本的姊妹城市關係
布里斯本擁有7個關係密切的姊妹城市:
- 日本神 (1985年7月起)
- 紐西蘭奧克蘭(1988年8月起)
- 中國深圳 (1992年6月起)
- 印尼三寶壟 (1993年1月起)
- 台灣高雄 (1997年9月起)
- 南韓大田 (2002年6月起)
- 中國重慶 (2005年10月起)
布里斯本的姊妹城市關係讓我們可以與海外的市政府合作、分享意見、展現布里斯本的成就，以及學習最佳的辦事方法。我們透過各個姊妹城市建立不同的商業及專業網絡，幫助設於布里斯本的公司結識可能成為業務夥伴的機構，並且吸引投資、創造職位，以及增加出口收入。
透過由本地商界舉足輕重的知名人士領導的各個志願委員會，布市與姊妹城市的關係得以加強。有關姊妹城市的措施包括：
國際訪問計畫 – 找出和發展布市與其他國際城市之間的商業及貿易機會。
人員交換計畫 – 布市每年均會接待來自每個姊妹城市的1位或以上的人員，亦會派送1名合資格的市政府僱員前往海外，以便介紹市政府管治的最佳做法範例，或從這些範例中學習。
榮譽大使及顧問計畫 – 由市政府根據市長及／或行政總監的推薦而委任的大使，負責在國內及國外推廣布市，在他們到訪之處找出商機和有可能進行的投資。
我們兩個中國姊妹城市均曾接待來自布市的官方及商務代表團。她們的市長於去年8至9月亞太城市峰會在此舉行期間，帶領龐大的代表團到訪布市。布市政府與澳洲貿易委員會(Austrade)及其他策略性夥伴積極合作，在中國找出和確定各個出口及投資機會。以布市為基地的公司現正在重慶和深圳發掘數以十計令人振奮的商機，將會為我們的地區帶來新的職位、出口量和投資。
姊妹城市 – 幫助建立布里斯本的國際商業網絡.