FILIPINO-AUSTRALIAN
APPOINTED TONEW SOUTH WALES-ASIA BUSINESS COUNCIL
17
September 2007 – The Philippine Consulate General in
Sydney
reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that a Filipino-Australian has
been appointed as one of the members of a state government council that aims
to provide advice for firms doing business in the Asian region.
Philippine
Consul General to Sydney Maria Theresa Lazaro congratulated Atty. Millie Telan
for her recent appointment to the twenty-one member state advisory council
which is composed of persons from a broad range of industry sectors as well as
those from the key Asian trade and investment nations for the State of
New South Wales
.
Consul General Lazaro has remarked:
“The appointment of Atty. Telan to the NSW-Asia Business Council is
very much welcome.
This is a very clear indication of the growing significance of economic
ties between the
Philippines
and
Australia
, particularly the State of
New South Wales
.
But beyond that, her appointment is an apt recognition of how
Filipino-Australians are now making a mark in mainstream Australian society.
It proves that the Filipino, to quote Her Excellency President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo is indeed a ‘true global citizen’.”
Ms.
Telan is the first woman and Filipino-Australian ever to be elected as the
National President of the Australia-Philippines Business Council (APBC), the
major association of Australian businessmen and professionals with interests
in the
Philippines
founded in 1975.
She is a partner of the Australian law firm Cutler, Hughes and Harris
and specializes in taxation and business law, being a qualified accountant
herself.
The
NSW-Asia Business Council will play an advisory role to the NSW Department of
State and Regional Development, which is the principal economic and business
development agency in NSW, on effective strategies and actions for promoting
NSW export capabilities and investment opportunities in Asia and promoting
emerging market opportunities in
Asia
to NSW companies.
It will also assist the NSW government in identifying trade and
investment opportunities for NSW with
Asia
.
The
Council is chaired by the Hon. Henry Tsang MLC, Parliamentary Secretary to the
Premier and assisting the Treasurer on Trade and Investment.
The appointments to the Council will run until June 2010.
Aside from the Philippines, the other Asian countries represented in
the Council include China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Malaysia, Thailand,
Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Korea, and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
The
Council reports to Hon. Ian Macdonald MLC, Minister for State Development.
END