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[email protected] PATRON: H. M King Tupou VI PRESIDENT:
[email protected] SECRETARY GENERAL: Takitoa Taumoepeau,
[email protected] 4th July, 2014 Mr Vidhya Lakhan President Pacific Games Council Noumea NEW CALEDONIA Re: 2019 Pacific Games Tonga Preparation Update Report Dear President Lakhan; Members of the Council; Delegates from PGA’s Ladies and gentlemen; I bring you greetings from the members of the Tonga PGA as well as the Chairman/CEO, Lord Sevele-of-Vailahi of the Pacific Games Organizing Committee 2019 Tonga. Appointment to Committee I am pleased to advise that after a year and a half, the Host Government and Host PGA with the assistance and guidance of your Council, had managed to appoint and confirm the initial members for the Pacific Games Organizing Committee 2019 a couple of months ago. Further, they had also appointed and endorsed the appointment of Lord Sevele-of-Vailahi (a.k.a Dr Fred Sevele) as the CEO/Chairman of the Oragnizing Committee. The rest of the members are as follows: 1. Mr Takitoa Taumoepeau, Secretary General, Tonga PGA (ex-officio) 2. Mr Sione Sisifa, Solicitor General, Crown Law Office (ex-officio) 3. Mr Semisi Sika, Business person and People’s Representative-Tongatapu II 4. Mr Andrew Minogue, Executive Director, PGC 5. Mr Paea Wolfgramme, National Sports person and former Olympian 6. Mr ‘Aholotu Palu, Acting Chief secretary and Acting Secretary to Cabinet 7. Mr Tatafu Moeaki, CEO - Ministry of Finance and Planning 8.