Participating nations alongside the AFP include Samoa, Kiribati, Fiji, Timor-Leste, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, Tuvalu, Federated States of Micronesia, and Nauru.
Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Biman Prasad, also attended the Suva leg of the performance, calling it “a powerful tribute to our Girmitiya heritage.”
The Prime Minister acknowledged that Mahendra Chaudhry may have experienced racism in the past but insisted that it does not justify making broad, divisive statements.
The Fijian Coalition Government, through Deputy PM Prasad, reiterated its commitment to strong international partnerships that deliver real benefits for the Fijian people.
“This museum will celebrate a vital thread through the history of our modern nation. I can’t think of a better site than Haymarket – a place synonymous with the Chinese-Australian story – or a more fitting time of year to open it.”
