Adelaide City Council - Sister Cities
Channel: City of Adelaide
Date: 20/11/2015

Lord Mayor Martin Haese hosted a Sister City Forum that was attended by around 50 representatives from across Business, Government, Industry and international Friendly Associations.  Discussion focussed around the potential opportunities that exist to strengthen our relationship with our Sister Cities and how we can work together with our stakeholders to achieve these goals.

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in Australia and around the world sister
city relationships have been promoting

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international understanding and
friendship since the early nineteen

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hundreds. Sister city relationships are
very important to the City of Adelaide

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In fact, we have five: Austin, Christchurch
Georgetown

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Himeji and Qingdao. Austin is the capital
of Texas in the United States. Austin has

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a diverse culture with many influences
from the South American, African American,

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and European amongst others. Like Adelaide life in Austin is

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characterized by festivals and events
held throughout the year

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set amidst Park Lands and a beautiful
landscapes of desert blooms and amazing sunsets.

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Christchurch is the capital city
within the province of Canterbury, New Zealand.

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The similarities between Adelaide in
Christchurch have led to a prosperous

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relationship resulting in joint
commercial ventures as well

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as the exchange of goods and services
for commerce, the arts and innovation

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Georgetown is the capital of Penang in
Malaysia. Our sister city relationship has

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strong foundation through social,
economic and cultural ties. Penang

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was founded in 1786 by Captain Francis Light.
Fifty years later in 1836

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Adelaide was founded by his son 
Colonel William Light.

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Himeji is situated in the Hyōgo province, 
480 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in Japan. The city of

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Himeji and Adelaide have similar
reputations for cityscapes characterized

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by beautiful heritage architecture. The Himeji Castle is the oldest wooden castle in

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Japan and was registered as a world
cultural heritage site in 1993 for

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its beauty and design.

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Qingdao is a major city in eastern Shandong province in China... with a population of over 8
million people.

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Australians know the Chinese city best
for the Tsingtao beer - a one hundred and

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ten year old company that makes China's
top selling export lager. Tsingtao relies

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heavily on malting barley from South
Australia in its beer production. This

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newest sister city relationship is
expected to have a positive impact on

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our trade relations for Shandong Province

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is the birthplace of Confucius. Some
people have asked why does Adelaide City

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Council get so actively involved in
international relations, partnerships and connections?

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The answer to that is simple: As an economy, as a city, as a group of

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individuals who love our city our
prosperity is linked towards being more

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outward-looking and our relationship
with our sister cities is a doorway. It's

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an open door to opportunity the former
relationships we have through our sister

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cities can be leveraged mutual benefit
of Adelaide, South Australia and our sisters.

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For all of us it's important that we
play a leadership role so where did the opportunities lie?

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Well, we think they lie in a few key areas
for our city. Research and development,

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technology, innovation, education, tourism, food, 
culture and multiculturalism.

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These are the things we do extremely
well in the City of Adelaide. And there are many

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businesses working already in these sectors.

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This is the City of Adelaide: 
An internationally connected city 
where ideas come to life