His Majesty Visits Aussie’s Oldest City Of Sydney

Sydney - Sydney, Australia's oldest city with a total population of four million, was the second city His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei visited yesterday.

The Sultan's special aircraft touched down at the Sydney Airport at 11am local time.

On arrival, His Majesty was greeted by Mr. Brian Davies, the Official Secretary to Her Excellency the Governor of New South Wales, Senior Manager of Protocol and Community Programmes, and other senior Australian officials.

The Sultan of Brunei’s first official engagement in Sydney was a meeting with Her Excellency Marie Bashir, the Governor of the New South Wales, and Sir Nicholas Shehadie.

The informal discussion between His Majesty and the Governor of New South Wales and Sir Nicholas Shehadie took place at Government House.

After the meeting, His Majesty attended a luncheon hosted by Governor of New South Wales and Sir Nicholas Shehadie in honour of His Majesty's visit to the city.

At the luncheon, His Majesty delivered a titah praising Sydney as the most cosmopolitan and international city with a reputation for great hospitality and generosity.

This, His Majesty highlighted, was exemplified by the Australian spontaneous response to help countries affected by the recent tsunami.

The Monarch in the titah also noted that since the establishment of air link, there had been a growing number of Bruneians traveling to Sydney for business, leisure and education.

His Majesty further expressed appreciation for the opportunities offered to the people of Brunei.

He continued his state visit programme in Sydney with a call by the Premier of New South Wales.

His Majesty received a courtesy call from the Honourable Bob Carr in the hotel where he resides during his stay in Sydney.

Present at the call was Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Rahman, the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources.

Also present were Pehin Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Yahya, the Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, and Pehin Dato Seri Paduka Lim Jock Seng, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. New South Wales is one of the seven states in Australia with Sydney as its capital. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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