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O'Neil's Condolence Message to the Late Rt. Honourable Sir Julius Chan, GCL, GCMG, KBE, PC and Governor, New Ireland Province and Former Prime Minister

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By: Peter O'Neil, MP. My speaking notes at the Funeral this evening of the Late Rt. Honourable Sir Julius Chan, GCL, GCMG, KBE, PC and Governor, New Ireland Province and Former Prime Minister Lady Stella Chan, Vanessa, Byron, Mark and Toea and your extended family Thank you for giving us the opportunity to pay our respects to this Great Leader of our country and our people.   Sir Julius as known to all of us, was a man amongst men. A leader of leaders and a statesman who dedicated his entire adult life contributing enormously to nation building.   As one of the founding fathers, Sir Julius served his country and people well. A service to his community and his stance on good governance are his public legacy. Shining examples of not just doing what is good for our people but also ensuring it is done right.   Doing the right thing is not always the easy thing but Sir J demonstrated over and over that this doing the right thing by Papua New Guinea was the only cou...
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PNG Kina was stronger than the Australian and American Dollar in the early years after independence, though the country had only one mine back then in Bougainville

 

"PNG Kina was stronger than the Australian and American Dollar in the early years after independence, though the country had only one mine back then in Bougainville. Today, we have 8 resource projects, including the LNG project but our Kina value is so weak, we have the highest number of unemployment with 85% of our young people unemployed, and the highest level of debts since independence. This is because we have failed to build the agriculture sector of this country over the last 47 years. While the resource sector is still important for income and jobs, our future is not in gold and copper and gas as we have seen over the last 47 years, it is in agriculture, fisheries and forestry. We must go back to the land and utilize it." ~Hon. Richard Maru Minister for International Trade and Investment, and Yangoru-Saussia MP

Hon. Richard Maru, MP

"PNG Kina was stronger than the Australian and American Dollar in the early years after independence, though the country had only one mine back then in Bougainville. 

Today, we have 8 resource projects, including the LNG project but our Kina value is so weak, we have the highest number of unemployment with 85% of our young people unemployed, and the highest level of debts since independence. 

This is because we have failed to build the agriculture sector of this country over the last 47 years. 

While the resource sector is still important for income and jobs, our future is not in gold and copper and gas as we have seen over the last 47 years, it is in agriculture, fisheries and forestry. We must go back to the land and utilize it."

~Hon. Richard Maru

Minister for International Trade and Investment, and Yangoru-Saussia MP

Location: Papua New Guinea

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