Tongan Parliament, PM Commit To Preserve Archaeological Site Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/17/2015 - 00:00
Other site to be identified for proposed Popua Sia housing development
By Pesi Fonua
NUKU‘ALOFA, Tonga (Matangi Tonga, Sept. 17, 2015) – A petition that called on Tonga’s government to safeguard and preserve the Popua Sia for future generations and to find another site for housing developments, was approved by Tonga’s parliament yesterday, September 16, and passed to government to action. We will not lose it, the Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva told the House. We will cement it, preserve it, and landscape it. He asked parliament to pass over the petition for government to deal with.