In a recent interview　with China News Network, O’Riley emphasized the significant role played by Rewi Alley, a New Zealand writer and social activist, in strengthening the bilateral relationship through his six decades of work alongside the Chinese people.

欧百利表示，新西兰作家及社会活动家路易·艾黎(Rewi Alley)曾在华奋斗六十载，为新中两国关系作出了巨大的贡献，而如今中国对新西兰推出免签政策，更将进一步推动两国人民的交流往来，为两国带来更多发展机遇。(林卓玮)

“I think we recognize that the more people-to-people contact the two countries have, the greater the opportunities there are together,” concluded Brett Raymond O'Riley, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (EMA), the largest of its kind in the country, after joining other people in the business and commercial circle in a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during his visit to New Zealand.

大发体育网站“新中双方都认同，人文交流越频繁，合作机遇越丰富。”6月14日，在国务院总理李强同新西兰工商界代表座谈后，新西兰最大商业协会——新西兰雇主及制造商协会(EMA)首席执行官欧百利如是总结。