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Hon. Siosiua 'Utoikamanu remains Tonga's Minister of Finance [1]

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Thursday, February 7, 2008 - 18:38.  Updated on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 18:44.

The latest round of innuendo is an interview by Mr. Clive Edwards, MP for the people of Tongatapu, on the Talaki newspaper of Wednesday, February 6th, 2008, where he made some assertions that are factually incorrect.

Clive Edwards claims to have information that the Hon. Minister is resigning, that the Hon. Minister was told in a letter to resign.

Mr. Edwards further claimed that the Hon. Minister of Finance and the Hon. Prime Minister do not agree on the loan from the People's Republic of China.

The public is hereby informed that the Hon. Minister of Finance is not resigning, and was not told to resign.

Furthermore, there is no disagreement between the Hon. Prime Minister and the Hon. Minister regarding the loan from China. Ministry of Information, 07/02/08.

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