Letter from the International Business Council
22 April 1998
Correspondence from Mr Michael Kilgariff, Manager, International Business Council of Australia's Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce and Industry, congratulating Shane Stone on the award of the Panglima Gemilang Dahjar Kinabalu - Commander of the Order of Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (PGDK) and the strengthening ties in the Asia Pacific region including East Malaysia. Notwithstanding the seniority of the Malaysian Award Shane Stone chose not to publicize the conferral back in the Territory or Australia wide as he lacked the confidence that media would be mature and professional in its coverage and thereby cause offence to our near neighbours inadvertently or otherwise damaging our bi-lateral relationship. He had also shared that same confidence with Janet Holmes a' Court who in dismay references this in her correspondence to the Chief Minister.
- Document type: Correspondence
- Time period: Legislative Assembly NT
- Person: Michael KILGARIFF
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