Dixon Seeto is a Fiji

Fiji

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an businessman and political leader of Chinese

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 descent. He is President of the Fiji Islands Hotel and Tourism Association and of the Chinese Association of Fiji. In June 2006 he was appointed to the Fijian Senate

Senate (Fiji)

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 as one of 9 nominees of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Fiji

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, Laisenia Qarase

Laisenia Qarase

Laisenia Qarase is a Fijian political figure. He served as the sixth Prime Minister of Fiji from 2000 to 2006. After the military quashed the coup that led to the removal of Mahendra Chaudhry, Qarase joined the Interim Military Government as a financial adviser on 9 June 2000, until his appointment...

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On completing his secondary education in 1969, Seeto worked initially for Air Pacific

Air Pacific

Air Pacific Limited, Fiji's international airline, operates international and domestic services around the Pacific and to North America and Hong Kong. It is also a partner with the frequent flyer programmes of Qantas, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines...

 and later for Tapa International and the Warwick Hotel. From 1971 to 1974, he was employed by British Airways

British Airways

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 while studying aviation

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 in London

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, on a scholarship. Upon graduating, he rejoined Air Pacific, where he remained until 1987. Since then, he has been in the private sector.

On 10 December 2005, Seeto won the 2005 Excellence Award for his contribution to the tourism industry, the Fiji Times

Fiji Times

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reported the following day.