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05/21/2012

Yap Holds Discussion on ETG Proposed Investment Project

On May 21, 2012...the Government of the State of Yap held its first open forum with the people to discuss the proposed development project in Yap...The public forum was conducted at the Colonia community center yesterday by a group of Government employees who are updated on the current status of the negotiations between the State Government and ETG...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here with some notes witnessed on the site.

04/2012

ETG Flyer - Yap Paradise Islands Project

This flyer somehow has been spread in Yap...by ETG?...click here for downloading a copy.

04/24/2012

State Leadership Welcomes President of EXIM Bank

The Yap State Leadership and the FSM National Government jointly hosted a welcoming dinner reception...upon arrival of a Delegation from the Export-Import Bank of China yesterday April 23, 2012...Governor Anefal in his opening remark welcomed both the Export-Import Bank and ETG groups to Yap..."On behalf of the government of State of Yap, I continue encourage and welcome you to the State of Yap for further acquaintance, negotiation on the "business" deal of ETG...　 reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

04/20/2012

COP Sends Memo to ETG Chairman

COP Sends Memo to ETG Chairman...You are probably aware of recent rumblings and grumblings relating to our ongoing discussions on the ETG proposal. These are not to be constructed in any way as an indication of wavering or weakening of resolve on our part. Our position had not changed. We are still committed to our MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) now as we were when we signed it...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

04/19/2012

Yap State Resolution No. 8-31

The 8th Legislature of the State of Yap voted for a resolution to request ETG to refrain from engaging in any further action in the State of Yap in connection with its plans to invest in the State until the Legislature has authorized that ETG may engage in further action in the State in connection with their investment plans to ensure that such plans will be in the best interest and welfare of the people of the State of Yap. This particular resolution has passed by a vote of 7 of the members present in favor, 1 abstain and 2 excused...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, and click here for a copy of YSR 8-31 in .pdf.

03/15/2012

Yap Governor Says MOU for Major Chinese Development Not a Done Deal

Back in January the Yap council of Pilung or tribal council signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a private Chinese development firm for the construction of a huge resort on Yap. However Yap State Governor Sebastian Anefal says the government has yet to approve of any plans for the development which reportedly included the construction of as many as 10 hotels, casinos and...reed the full text in Pacific News Center, or click here for .pdf.

03/13/2012

YSL Speaker Responds to Governor Over ETG Proposal

In response to Governor Anefal's letter to YSL dated February 28thy, Speaker Henry Falan responded on behalf of the Legislature with the following statement:...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

03/08/2012

Governor Responds to the YSL over Resolution 8-29

In a letter to Speaker of the 8th Yap Legislature, Governor Sebastian Anefal explained the government's position regarding the Chinese Exhibition and Travel Group's (ETG) proposal for the development of Yap State's tourism...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

02/27/2012

Is the Yap/China Memorandum of Understanding a Good Thing?

In the interest of spurring discussion, we put forth a small debate on this question: Is the MOU between Yap and China a good thing?...reed the original article at: the4thbranch.com, or click here for .pdf.

02/27/2012

Yapese Citizens Gather Signatures for Petition

A group of Yapese citizens have been gathering signatures for a petition to be submitted to Yap State Government regarding the MOU with the Chinese Exhibition & Travel Group...reed the original article at the4thbranch.com, or click here for .pdf.

02/2012

Yap Executive Counterproposal #1

This seemed to be issued sometime in February, 2012 by the Yap State Government to ETG.  Download a full copy in .pdf.

02/23/2012

Legislative Penal Holds Public Hearing

Today, February 23, 2012, the committee on Resources, Education and Development of the 8th Legislature of the State of Yap held a public hearing with the representatives from the government to discuss the detail of an amendment measure which is still pending with the Committee. The measure seeks to amend Title 22 of the Yap State Code by amending Chapter 3, on Foreign Investment Act, to establish a Foreign Investment Board, to provide technical amendments, and for other purposes...to reed full text of the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

01/26/2012

The Third Session Day of the 8th Yap State Legislature

There was only one introduction of resolution by speaker Henry Falan: Resolution No. 89-50: A RESOLUTION Respectfully requesting Governor to defer signing an investment agreement proposed by the ETG until such time when the people of the State of Yap have been fully informed about the proposal, and until the State Leadership has unanimously agreed that such proposal will be in the best interest and welfare of the people of the State of Yap....This resolution was introduced...and was adopted (YSR 8-29)...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

01/20/2012

Chinese in Yap

An announcement our of the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia prompted a response this week from no less than Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Guam's delegate to Congress...reed the original article at Marianas Variety News, or click here for .pdf.

01/13/2012

Yap Traditional Council Signs MOU with ETG

Members of the State Leadership were on hand to witness and help officiate the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Yap Council of Pilung and ETG during a ceremony held at the Dining Room of the Yap Pacific Dive Resort at 5:00 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

01/12/2012

MOU between ETG and COT

The Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between the Yap Traditional Council of Pilung (COP) and the Chinese Exhibition and Travel Group (ETG) was signed at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2012 by the Honorable Bruno Tharngan, Chairman of the Traditional Council of Pilung and Mr. Deng Hong, Chairman of Chengdu Century City New International Convention & Exhibition Center Company Ltd (ETG)...click here.

01/10/2012

ETG Pays Visit to Yap

A team from the Chinese Exhibition and Travel Group in Chendu, Peoples Republic of China has arrived on a visit to the State of Yap yesterday January 10, 2012. The team is led by Mr. Deng Hong, Chairman of the ETG...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

10/31/2011

Chinese Company Donates $1K to Yap Canoe Festival

Colonia, Yap State Government-The Exhibition and Travel Group (ETG) has donated $1,000 to the 3rd Annual Canoe Festival, slated for Nov. 11-13...reed the original article at Marianas Variety News, or click here for .pdf.

10/07/2011

Chinese Investors Propose Huge Tourism Development Plans for Yap

September 27, 2011 Colonia, Yap - The Exhibit and Travel Group (ETG)- a private entity headquartered in Chengdu in Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China is seeking to invest heavy on the island of Yap...The ETG proposal include 8 to 10 hotel complexes with a combined total of up to 4000 guest rooms. These complexes could be completed and opened by 2015 if the Yap State approves their plan. Their plans extend to the development of as many as 10000 guest rooms by 2020...reed the original article at The Kaselehlie Press, or click here for .pdf.

10/04/2011

China Eyes Huge Tourism Development for Yap

A development proposal which would dwarf anything so far seen in the Federated States of Micronesia has been proposed by Chinese investors for Yap Sates, the closest FSM state to Guam...As reported in the Oct. 3 edition of Kaselehlie Press...　 reed the original article at Marianas Variety News, or click here for .pdf.

10/04/2011

Ambitious Chinese Development Mooted for Yap

Chinese investors are proposing a tourism resort on Yap which would dwarf any current development in the Federated States of Micronesia...reed the original article at islandsasiabusiness.com, click here for .pdf.

09/06/2011

Governor Seeks to Establish ETG Taskforce

The Governor issued a communication to the State Leadership in an act to establish a taskforce to deal with the ETG development plans in Yap...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

08/02/2011

Chinese Investment Group Arrives in Yap

The Chinese Investment Delegation-Exhibition and Travel Group from Chengdu has arrived on a chartered flight to Yap today...The group will be in Yap to further discuss a major tourism project with the Yap State Government...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

06/10/2011

ETG Comes to Yap

Representatives from ETG from Chengdu, China arrived in Yap on Friday evening, June 10, 2011 on their chartered flight... The charter plane bearing the ETG representatives arrived today at 1:00 PM after returning from a trip to Samoa.... reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

06/06/2011

ETG Pays Courtesy on Governor

Representatives of ETG from the People's Republic of China along with a representative of the FSM Embassy in Beijing have paid courtesy call on Governor...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

03/14/2011

ETG Calls on Governor Anefal

At 9:00 am today, March 14, 2011, the representatives of the Exhibition and Travel Group (ETG) from the People’s Republic of China along with a representative of the FSM Embassy in Beijing met with the Governor at the Cabinet Room and discussed details of a tourism development project which the private company is hoping to bring into Yap within the next few years...reed the full text in the Yap State News Brief, or click here.

2010	ETG met the FSM Delegation at EXPO 2010 held in Shanghai

Extracted Posts from Micronesia Forum:

>>	1500 YAPESE PETITION THE STATE GOVERNMENT ON CHINESE ETG

>>	RECENT PETITION VS. ETG INVESTMENT

>>	CHINESE ETG VS. YAP STATE LEADERS

>>	CHINESE IN YAP

>>	YAP GOVERNOR SEEKS TO ESTABLISH ETG TASKFORCE

Informative Resources:

>>	China Capital to Yap Island - Purpose of the large-scale development

The article appeared on a Japanese monthly magazine "WEDGE" May 2012 issue written by Mr. Tomohiko TANIGUCHI who is currently a special guest professor at Keio University Graduate School of System Design and Management. The original publication is listed at http://wedge.ismedia.jp/articles/-/1859

>>	Environmental Impacts of Tourism

This is a combination of the texts from http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/envi/index.html and its original source was "United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), 2001" which shows many aspects and directions on tourism development.

>>	CHINA YAP - Pacific News Center

Uploaded to YouTube by pncnews on Jan 20, 2012

>>	YAP MILITARY - Pacific News Center

Uploaded to YouTube by pncnews on Jan 19, 2012

>>	Do Indigenous Peoples Benefit from 'Development'?

The article appeared on the "Guardian" in U.K. by Stephen Corry who is director of Survival International and Tribal Peoples for Tomorrow's World.

>>	Mega-Resorts, Golf Courses and Food Crisis

The article authored by Bangkok-based 'Tourism Investigation & Monitoring Team' (tim-team), which is one of the coordinating groups of the Global Anti-Golf Movement, an alliance of citizens and NGOs that was formed in 1993 in Malaysia, as a response to the worldwide outcry of thousands of communities harmed by environmentally and socially damaging golf course projects. The color highlights were made by Mr. Henry Norman. (The original documents were downloaded from: http://www.tinyurl.com/yapgolfconcerns)

>>	Golf Courses? On Wa'ab? - Golf Course Concerns

A golf course absorb 15,000 cubic meters / 417,000 gallons of water per hector per year which contain fertilizer chemicals poisonous to all creature including human. The runoff will reach the islands' water table, and eventually seep out to the surrounding reefs. By the way, will Yap have enough water resources for such a development? Researched by Mr. Henry Norman. (The original documents were downloaded from: http://www.tinyurl.com/yapgolfconcerns)

>>	Who is Deng Hong and his Associates

The information was extracted mainly from Mr. Henry Norman's article http://www.tinyurl.com/yapetsina or here (.pdf)

>>	What do you see the Yap Paradise Islands Project seen in ETG Flyer?

This is Mr. Henry Norman's comments on the ETG's project based on its Flyer. You may not be 100% agreeing it, however, the facts and aspects provided can be used as a "base" to sharpen in depth discussions and help understand every issue of the ETG project. Thus, copies of this particular article, in many forms, have been spread among many people to review. The original can be downloaded from: http://www.tinyurl.com/ETGAnnotatedFLyer

>>	Yap Islands - New Target for Chinese Developers

Mr. Henry Norman's research on ETG and related issues, "in order to learn more about what's currently happening on Yap Islands" and "who the different players might be". This report will be updated according to the original, which can be downloaded from: http://www.tinyurl.com/yapetsina

>>	China - FSM Aid & Development Projects, 2000 - 2011

This document is originated from Mr. Henry Norman's article http://www.tinyurl.com/yapetsina or here (.pdf)

>>	Lhasa Hotel Boom: The Back Story

The original article was first appeared on www.rukor.org and inserted in the pages of Mr. Henry Norman's report. It is important to know what ETG has been doing in other project areas.