My Speech at the Bristol China Partnership Dinner

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,

I’m Millie Zhang, a staffer from the city government of Guangzhou. It’s been 11 years since the twinning of the two cities and we are amazed to see how many exchanges taking place.

I myself am a big beneficiary of this sister city relationship. Thanks to that, I now have the chance to come to UK, further my studies and meet the nice people.

I’m not alone. Eight colleagues from our office have been here and spent a year in UK. When they returned to China, they had a profound love for Bristol, citing that those were the happiest moments in their life. I believe I will feel the same way.

This will not be possible without the support from many people. So I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help over the years, Dianne, Kam Wong….I can go on and on with the list.

We are confident that more people will benefit from this twinning. Guangzhou is land of abundant opportunities. And we are willing to see more exchanges in the years to come.

Thank you! Happy Chinese New Year！