Tongan Legislature to open May 29 [1]
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 22:41. Updated on Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 09:45.
The 2008 the Tonga Legislative Assembly will be officially opened by HM King George Tupou on Thursday, May 29.
The Deputy Secretary for the Prime Minister's office Paula Ma'u said this morning that the date has been confirmed but the venue and other activities, usually associated with the opening ceremony, such as the marching through Nuku'alofa by school children "are still being discussed with the Speaker of the House, Hon. Tu'ilakepa."
The Nuku'alofa Central Business District remains under the Emergency Regulation, which has been in force since the riot of 2006.