Cairns Mayor Bob Manning leads delegation to show support to Fungs over Aquis casino resort plan

Can anyone believe this, the Cairns Mayor leading a delegation to Hong Kong to talk to Tony & Justin Fung and tell them that they still support Aquis, what's wrong with Skype or the telephone Bob?. most companies if not all use Skype.
Why didn't Tony Fung wait before returning to Hong Kong and brief the appropriate bodies here and save our money being spent on a junket trip.
The others travelling are:
The delegation of Cr Manning, Cairns Chamber of Commerce chairman Ron Tong, Advance Cairns chairman Trent Twomey, Tourism Tropical North Queensland chief executive Alex de Waal and Cairns Airport’s Kevin Brown and Janice Antonson, will be briefed by the Fungs about a review of Aquis and meet interested investors, ­including an Asian businessman with substantial holdings in the region.
How much is this costing the rate payers? the whole thing is a farce especially when the Fungs were in the wrong in regards to the probity, they missed 3 "FORMAL" meetings and they failed to complete the requirements, in fact they only completed 3 out of 15 requirements.
The Mayor has said in the past the processes need to be completed without any interference but yet he wrote to the government probably a month ago outlining his disapproval of the way the procedure was being handled, not a good look for a Mayor.
If he had waited until the whole process had been completed then that would have been the time to express his disappointment.
The truth of the matter is that the Fung's failed in their duty of process and the Government agency was carrying out the investigations in professional way and had that not been the case and something went bad on the development everyone would have been up in arms.
It would appear that the investigations have come across some serious matters and this has caused the delay in procedures.
When you hear that the Queensland Police, the FBI and other law providers are carrying out investigations anyone would say "what is going on and what is the problem"
I hope that the council will provide information on the travel cost to the ratepayers when in fact that money could have been better used in this town.
The probity in Queensland and the ACT is still in progress so he (Fung) hasn't taken control of the Canberra Casino and maybe he wont.

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