Another day in the Aquis saga

We're still dreaming & hoping!

 How much longer do the residents have to put up with this Aquis saga? it's becoming like the long running "Days of Our Lives"
The Fungs purchased Canberra casino for $6 million and intend spending $300 million on upgrades and the casino doesn't have poker machines and the ACT intends decreasing them further so what are their intentions?.
In Saturdays Cairns Post the headlines read: "Aquis back on track" and the states that "Aquis and State sign off on super resort deal and set timeline to make it happen" REALLY.
Hong Kong developer Tony Fung has signed a Process Deed with State Treasurer Curtis Pitt to re-enter the Integrated Resort Development (IRD) Process.
Remember, he withdrew from The IRD process last February stating stalled negotiations with the LNP... had Tony Fung completed the the Probity requirements and attended the 3 compulsory meetings  then things may been different.
Don't blame other people for something that you failed to do.
Then Mondays Cairns Post stated:
"In The Weekend Post, it incorrectly stated that State Treasurer Curtis Pitt signed the process deed with Hong Kong developer Tony Fung.
Mr Pitt met Mr Fung and other Aquis representatives before he was taken to a separate room and signed the documents with a State Development Department official. The documents were taken from State Parliament and lodged at the department’s offices". 
A comment by a reader in the Cairns Post stated:
Fung signs deal?? He has not 'signed' any 'deal'. "State Government officials and the Aquis development team will meet in about 2 weeks to finalise an IRD deadline timetable." ...so what exactly was the deal referred to here?? Was it an agreement to meet in two weeks to discuss a timeline to a process that may or may not result in this project ever being given a go-ahead?? He refused to provide info for probity last time around and following requests and rescheduling he pulled out of the process altogether. He'll be hoping the desire in QLD is now so great he wont have to do all that stuff this time... and that's where he has them now. QLD Govt now applying with the Fungs to build this resort. Not the other way around! If the IRD process is followed properly, I still can't see this thing getting off the ground.

Mayor Bob Manning

The Mayor goes onto say that:  Aquis could be the largest contributor to the region’s economic growth, and blamed the former and current State Governments for letting the approval process drag dangerously on.
How many times does it have to be said "it wasn't the previous or present government  that dragged things on the blame is on the Fungs for not completing all processes that were required.
If you think for one minute that is going to be thousands of jobs for Australians especially locals forget it they will employ nearly all Chinese workers and there's enough of Chinese living in Australia now to cover the employment and speak Mandarin... no training required.
If you read the comments in the Cairns Post and on Facebook more and more people are against this monstrosity.

Cairns would gain so much more financially by deepening the port so that larger ships can berth in Cairns and visitors can walk around the city at their leisure  instead of being "off loaded from the ship anchored off Yorkeys Knob, travel by another boat to Yorkeys Boat Club then loaded onto a bus to travel where they planned to go and the when the day sight seeing has completed back to the boring routine to get on board their ship.
It's a wonderful trip from the ship to shore when the southeasterly is blowing, in fact some don't even leave the ship.
It would be great if the Dream Team would put more effort into putting pressure on the government for the dredging as they do for Aquis and also help the local businesses in some way.
As stated before the Fungs have found their niche on the Gold Coast with Jetstar even starting direct flights from the Gold Coast to China....what does that tell you.