BP MARKOWITZ TO SIGN SISTER CITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN BROOKLYN AND CHAOYANG DISTRICT OF BEIJING, CHINA

2:00 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
209 JORALEMON STREET
BETWEEN COURT AND ADAMS STREETS
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

On Wednesday, August 4, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will join a delegation from the Chaoyang District of Beijing to sign a sister city agreement between the District (the second most populous in Beijing) and Brooklyn. Also joining the borough president for the event will be:

• Peng Keyu, Consul General of China in New York
• Michael Burke, executive director of Policy & Strategic Planning, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
• Joe Chan, president, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
• David Chen, executive director, Chinese-American Planning Council
• Leo Ehrline, senior vice president, New Jersey Nets
• Errol Grimes, Errol Grimes Dance Company
• Purnima Kapur, Brooklyn director, New York City Department of City Planning
• Andrew Kimball, president, Brooklyn Navy Yard
• Paul Mak, president, Brooklyn Chinese-American Association
• Peter Meyer, president, New York City Markets, TD Bank
• Rick Russo, vice president, Member Services, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce