Niue
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Garments get mixed views HONG Kong clothing manufacturer David Lee has proposed a clothing factory on Niue which will employ 1000 imported Chinese workers and 500 Niueans. Lee has had talks with the island’s government and said he wanted to manufacture jeans for sale on the international market. He has looked at several possible factory sites including a now disused Government farm.
But while Finance and Economic Develop ment Minister Sani Lakatani has wel comed the economic benefits such a project would bring to Niue, Opposition leader Young Vivian said the planned factory was too big for a country with a population of
2000. There are also indications that local people are concerned at the thought of 1000 immigrant workers settling on the island.
Budget aims to create jobs HELP for the private sector to provide employment for school leavers is part of the NZ$lB million (US$lO.9 million) Budget just finalised by the Niue Government. The move reflects the administration’s attempt to prevent unemployed school leavers migrating to New Zealand. Tourism devel opment is also given high priority in the Budget.