Receptionist: Good morning International Trade Enterprises. Susan speaking.
Karen Yu: Good morning Susan. My name is Karen Yu. I'm calling from Li Corporation, China. Could I speak to Simon Bell please? He's expecting a call from me.
Receptionist: Hold on please. I'm putting you through to Simon.
Karen Yu: Thank you.
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Simon Bell: Good morning. Simon Bell speaking.
Karen Yu: Good morning Simon. This is Karen from Li Corporation. I emailed you regarding my visit to Sydney in early May.
Simon Bell: Hi Karen. Good to hear from you. Yes, I understand that you would like to meet and discuss a possible trade collaboration between our two companies.
Karen Yu: That's right. I have instructions from President Li, the head of Li Corporation, to start the discussion. I would like to meet with you and your Director. President Li hopes to visit Sydney once there is an intention to collaborate.
Simon Bell: 1 see. We are interested in cooperating with Chinese companies. When would you like to meet? I'm not available the first week of May. How about the second week of May?
Karen Yu: Second week of May?
Simon Bell: Yes. We can meet on Wednesday or Thursday morning.
Karen Yu: Okay, Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. would be good. Let me pencil that in.
Simon Bell: Great. We'll confirm via email. Nice talking to you Karen. Good bye.
Karen Yu: I look forward to meeting you. Good bye.
Receptionist: Good afternoon, Quay Hotel. Can I help you?
Sue Chen: Good afternoon. I'd like to book a room please.
Receptionist: Certainly. Can I have your name, please?
Sue Chen: My name is Sue Chen. Actually, I am making the booking for my boss. Her name is Karen Yu. Y-U is the surname.
Receptionist: Thank you. When for, Miss Chen?
Sue Chen: She will check in on the 8th of May and check out on the 14th of May.
Receptionist: Checking in on Tuesday 8th of May and staying for six nights. What kind of room would she like? Single or double?
Sue Chen: She prefers a double room and on the non-smoking floor.
Receptionist: A double room, and all our rooms are non-smoking.
Sue Chen: That's good. And how much is the room?
Receptionist: The double room costs 350 per night including CST. Miss Yu will be staying for six nights, so the total cost will be 2,100 Australian dollars including GST.
Sue Chen: Sorry? What's GST?
Receptionist: That is the 10% Goods and Services Tax. Shall book the room for Miss Yu?
Sue Chen: Yes, please.
Receptionist: Please hold on for a moment.
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OK, Now I've reserved a double room for Miss Karen Yu./lhave to take credit card details to secure the booking. The amount will be charged to the card once Miss Yu checks out. Could I have the credit card name and number, please?