In the morning, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC, Governor of New South Wales, and Mr Dennis Wilson toured the University of Sydney (UTS)/Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Joint Research Centre, in Shenzhen, and observed the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions.

Later in the morning, the Governor and Mr Wilson attended a lunch at King & Wood Mallesons, in Shenzhen.

In the afternoon, Her Excellency and Mr Wilson attended a meeting with the China Merchants Group and Shekou Port representatives and toured the Prince Bay Showroom, in Shenzen.

In the evening the Governor and Mr Wilson departed Shenzen, bound for Sydney.

In the morning, His Excellency the Honourable TF Bathurst AC, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council, at Government House.