Levuka to carry
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carry the can
Levuka, Fiji’s old capital will soon have another industry to supplement the thriv ing Japanese-controlled fishing enterprise — the manufacture of cans. The Fiji Government will take up shares worth $90,000 in the venture in consideration for various rights, services and concessions, in cluding a foreshore lease.
The remaining shares, worth 80 per cent of the total, are held by Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd, a Japanese company which specialises in the manufacture of cans for the Japanese fishing industry. Between the 10th and 15th year of operation, Fiji Can Co will have to sell a 10 per cent holding to the government or people of Fiji, and another 10 per cent after the 15th year. • Thirty-two new rooms, scheduled for completion in July, increased the capacity of the International Dateline Hotel in Nukualofa to 79 rooms. The new rooms are all equipped with refrigerators, carpets, piped music, radio, air conditioning, half-baths and showers. All have ocean views.