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Government Public Enterprises

The Government's  state-owned enterprises or ‘Public Enterprises' is referred
to a statutory board,company or other entity in which the Government
holds a controlling interest.

As of November 2011, the latest list of Government public enterprises to date is as follows:


PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

1 Tonga Power Ltd. Incorporated 29/08/07   provide electricity services to Tonga )

2 Tonga Post Ltd. Incorporated 01/07/08;   provide national postal services

3

Tonga Airport Limited (TAL)

Incorporated 02/07/07

manages Tonga's International/domestic airports

4

Waste Authority Ltd. (WAL)

Incorporated 23/03/07

Provide/manage solid waste management services

5

Tonga Print Ltd. (TPL)

Incorporated 01/01/05;

Provide printing/publishing services

6

Tongatapu Market Ltd.

Incorporated 01/07/07

Operates day-to-day market activities in central Nuku'alofa

7

Small  Industries Center Limited (SIC)

Incorporated September 2010


8

Tonga Forest Product Ltd. (formerly known as Tonga Timber Ltd)

Incorporated 07/07/95

Forestry, manufacturing company, general hardware, construction

9

International Dateline Hotel Ltd (IDHL)

Incorporated 1994;

- Provide hotel/accommodation services

10

Tonga Communications Corporations (TCC)

Incorporated 2000

Providing international/domestic communications services to Tonga

11

Ports Authority Tonga (PAT)

Incorporated 1998

- Operate/manage ports of the Kingdom; Optimize use of port facilities/equipment/services

12

Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC)

1975

Provide broadcasting services to the people of Tonga (Radio/television

13

Tonga Water Board (TWB)

1966

Board set up for production, control and management of water supply in the Kingdom

14

Tonga Development Bank (TDB)

01/09/1977

To provide development finance services to the people of Tonga


Government Public Enterprises - Privatized

1

Tongatapu Machinery Pool Ltd. (TMPL)

Under privatization  early 2009

Supply quality tractor/land preparation services

2

Tonga Investment Limited (TIL)

Privatization - in progress

Holding company to sell all estates of the Commodities Board

3

Sea Star Fishing Co. Ltd

Privatization - in progress

Deep Sea Fishing /Holder of deep sea fishing license

4

Leiola Group Ltd.

Privatized July 2008

Duty free operator and retailer

5

Shipping Corporations of Polynesia Ltd (SCPL)

Winding up - in progress

To provide shipping management function for the Kingdom of Tonga


DIRECTORS

Each public Enterprise is appointed a director who holds the office as Director or Chief Executive

Officer for that public enterprise.

The Director will also be a member of the Board for the public enterprise he represents.

MINISTER AND MINISTRY IN CHARGE

Minister for Public Enterprises: Hon. Clive Edwards

ENDS

Issued by the: Ministry of Information and Communications, Nuku'alofa, 2011. Source: Ministry of Public Enterprises.



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