NEW YEAR ADDRESS
Gaston Flosse President of French Polynesia
December 28, 2001
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends,
You maybe have the feeling that time goes by too fast, because I do. Doubtless, it is due to my ever-increasing involvement, but yet so fascinating, in the life of our Country, as I wish to achieve so many things.
Many issues, often legitimate, have been raised, at all the places I went to; impatient to quickly find a solution to our problems. Just like you, I have to run after the time.
The year 2001 has come to an end. It will have been a year of Solidarity and Sharing, thanks to the booming development, that has taken place in the last three years.
It has indeed been a year of Solidarity and Sharing, as fruits of prosperity have been better allocated. Several thousand jobs have been created, several hundreds social housings have been handed over. Wages of the most deprived, the SMIG, have been increased; the RST has...