Tonga Should Only Build What Is Necessary For 2019 Games Featured
Nuku'alofa, 26 June 2015. Earlier this month the Tongan government said it will introduce charges on foreign exchange and raise the departure tax by almost 50 US dollars to help cover a funding shortfall.
The Executive Director of the Pacific Games Council, Andrew Minogue, says they are aware of the proposal and will get an update from the organising committee during next month's event in Papua New Guinea.
"They've got a number of different mechanisms that they can use to fund the facilities but the message will remain from us just be very modest and conservative in your expectations on what you need to build. What's happening in Port Moresby [and] what happened in New Caledonia four years ago are different models. Those countries have different priorities in terms of what they want to achieve - not just with the Games but with sport - and Tonga needs to adjust that for their own reality on the ground".
Andrew Minogue says Tonga still has facilities from hosting the 1989 Mini Games and some newer venues which are perfectly reasonable and it should only build what is necessary.
Source: Radio New Zealand
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Sio mai e muli ia 'o faka'ofa'ia he ngaahi fu'u tanaki pa'anga ko 'eni kae 'ikai ke ongo'i 'ehe kau taki 'o e fonua ia 'a e pau ke fkfuofua pe me'a oku langa moe ivi fkpa'anga. Ke tautea noa pe 'a e kakai 'oe fonua he vili kikihi 'a e ki'i tokosi'i ko'eni. Na'e lave 'a e Minisita Sipoti oku lahi ange paanga oku omai ehe sipoti I he fua 'oe fonua pea mo 'oseni hono hu atu ki muli. Mo'oni ia ka koe fanau 'akapulu ia 'ikai ke kau ai e lova kakau ia moe tapulu moe bing bong moe atheletics.... Faka'ulia koe toe feinga mai e kau muli ke kole mai ke fkfuofua pe 'a e fakamole he oku nau 'ilo'i mai pe a e otu fokotu'utu'u oku teu ke fai hono alasi e kato mui 'o e kainga ke lava e me'a noa'ia ko'eni.. koe ala kihe silini a e kakai oku send atu mei muli ni koe matu'aki kaiha'a ho'ataa ia moe fkmalohi...hala ke mole ha kakava e taha ai o e ni'ihi ko'eni oku nau fokotuutuu e tax koeni.. koe tokoni 'eni mei he tetenga'ia a e kainga Tonga 'I muli he ngaue ke tauhi honau famili ki Tonga... ofa oku ongo ki he kau taki ni 'a e fale'i a e muli ni.. tu'a ofa atu