From February 28 to March 5, 2010, a 5-member CISMEF delegation visited Australia, co-host of CISMEF 2010. During the visit, 5 promotion briefings were held in Brisbane, Sidney, Adelaide and Melbourne, capitals of 4 major Australian states (Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria), attended by representatives of more than 400 Australian enterprises. Yang Yang, Director-General of the Bureau of CISMEF, also head of the delegation, with his speech titled Boundless Opportunities All at CISMEF, briefed the audience on the history, scale and features of CISMEF, highlights of CISMEF 2010, as well as the arrangements specially for Australian exhibitors an visitors. Meanwhile, he introduced the economy and market of Guangdong and China at large. The Australian side briefed the audience on the work plan of Australia to participate in CISMEF 2010, including the initial design of the Australian Pavilion, industry scope, event arrangements. Both sides took questions from the audience on CISMEF 2010.

The delegation also paid visits to several government departments, trade and investment promotion agencies and chambers of commerce.

Group photo at the market briefing in Brisbane

Director-General Yang Yang at the briefing