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Dr. Harry Tong (simplified Chinese: 汤哈利; traditional Chinese: 湯哈利; pinyin: Tāng Hālì), is an I-Kiribati politician with Chinese heritage. He was born in Tabuaeran, Line Islands and is the second child of Chinese immigrant Tong Ting Hai and Nei Keke Randolph, of Abaiang and Maiana. Harry Tong attended Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand, and then went on to complete his medical training at the Fiji School of Medicine.

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  • Dr. Harry Tong (simplified Chinese: 汤哈利; traditional Chinese: 湯哈利; pinyin: Tāng Hālì), is an I-Kiribati politician with Chinese heritage. He was born in Tabuaeran, Line Islands and is the second child of Chinese immigrant Tong Ting Hai and Nei Keke Randolph, of Abaiang and Maiana. Harry Tong attended Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand, and then went on to complete his medical training at the Fiji School of Medicine. He was first elected to the House of Assembly of Kiribati in 1983, representing the constituency of South Tarawa, the country's capital. He was re-elected in 1987, but resigned from Parliament in 1989, before the end of his term. He returned to Parliament in the 1998 election, and was re-elected in 2003 and in 2007, still representing South Tarawa. Again, however, he resigned before the end of the latter term. He stood for president in the 1998 election, lost to the incumbent, Teburoro Tito, and became Leader of the Opposition. He was not able to take part in the February 2003 Presidential Election, as his party selected Taberannang Timeon to stand in his place. Tito was re-elected. Shortly thereafter, Tong questioned President Tito about the lease deal which enabled the People's Republic of China to maintain a satellite-tracking facility on Tarawa. (See: Sino-Pacific relations.) Tong emphasised that Chinese ambassador Ma Shuxue had admitted having donated €2,000 to a "cooperative society linked to Tito". The resulting controversy brought down the President's newly elected government through a vote of no confidence in Parliament. Tong stood in the ensuing July 2003 Presidential Election, representing the Protect the Maneaba party, but came second to his younger brother Anote Tong, of the Pillars of Truth party. The brothers received 43.5 and 47.4% of the vote respectively - 12,457 votes to 13,556. The campaign was contentious, with Anote accusing Harry of "womanising". The 2007 Presidential election was controversial. Candidates for the presidency are selected by Parliament, and Harry Tong did not receive parliamentary nomination; nor did any member of the Protect the Maneaba party, despite it being the main opposition party. Anote Tong was re-elected. Unlike his younger brother Anote, who as president has emphasised the need to adapt to climate change, and who has warned that Kiribati may disappear beneath the seas altogether, Harry Tong has stated that the ocean will never rise to a critical level in Kiribati, citing his religious beliefs: "God promised Noah there would not be another flood after the last one". As of June 2009, Tong was the leader of the National Progressive Party. He was a "key Opposition MP" in the Ninth Parliament. He was resigned from parliament in January 2010 to resume his medical career. (en)
  • Le docteur Harry Tong est un homme politique kiribatien. Élu pour la première fois à la Maneaba ni Maungatabu en 1983 pour la circonscription de Tarawa-Sud, il est réélu en 1987 mais démissionne en 1989, avant la fin de son mandat. Il se fait réélire en 1998, puis en 2003 et en 2007, toujours pour Tarawa-Sud; il se présente à l'élection présidentielle de 1998 mais perd contre le sortant Teburoro Tito et devient le leader de l'opposition. Il ne peut se présenter à l'élection suivante son parti ayant sélectionné son rival Taberannang Timeon, Tito est de nouveau réélu. Lors d'une question parlementaire Harry Tong questionne Tito sur le loyer d'une station de poursuite satellitaire chinoise, en versant 2000 € à une société coopérative reliée à Tito. Ceci conduit à une motion de défiance. Mais Harry Tong est battu par son jeune frère Anote Tong lors de l'élection présidentielle de 2003. Lors de l'élection présidentielle de 2007, Harry Tong n'est pas sélectionné pour les candidats à la présidentielle, bien qu'il soit le chef de l'opposition et Anote Tong est réélu sans difficulté. Contrairement à son frère, Harry Tong ne croit pas à une montée des eaux menaçant les Kiribati, en citant la Bible et le déluge de Noë, comme étant le dernier. En juin 2009, Harry Tong était le leader du National Progressive Party. Il demeure un député clé de l'opposition. (fr)
  • Harry Tong (chiń. 汤哈利; pinyin Tāng Hālì) – dwukrotny kandydat na prezydenta Kiribati, lider stojącej w opozycji do prezydenta partii Maneaban Te Mauri (Protect the Maneaba), największego ugrupowania w parlamencie. Brat byłego prezydenta Kiribati Anote Tonga. Syn chińskiego emigranta osiadłego na Wyspach Gilberta w czasie II wojny światowej oraz przedstawicielki jednego z tamtejszych plemion, dwa razy startował w wyborach prezydenckich. W 1998 nieznacznie przegrał z Teburoro Tito, natomiast w 2003 w niejasnych okolicznościach uległ swojemu młodszemu bratu, Anote. (pl)
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  • Harry Tong (chiń. 汤哈利; pinyin Tāng Hālì) – dwukrotny kandydat na prezydenta Kiribati, lider stojącej w opozycji do prezydenta partii Maneaban Te Mauri (Protect the Maneaba), największego ugrupowania w parlamencie. Brat byłego prezydenta Kiribati Anote Tonga. Syn chińskiego emigranta osiadłego na Wyspach Gilberta w czasie II wojny światowej oraz przedstawicielki jednego z tamtejszych plemion, dwa razy startował w wyborach prezydenckich. W 1998 nieznacznie przegrał z Teburoro Tito, natomiast w 2003 w niejasnych okolicznościach uległ swojemu młodszemu bratu, Anote. (pl)
  • Dr. Harry Tong (simplified Chinese: 汤哈利; traditional Chinese: 湯哈利; pinyin: Tāng Hālì), is an I-Kiribati politician with Chinese heritage. He was born in Tabuaeran, Line Islands and is the second child of Chinese immigrant Tong Ting Hai and Nei Keke Randolph, of Abaiang and Maiana. Harry Tong attended Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand, and then went on to complete his medical training at the Fiji School of Medicine. (en)
  • Le docteur Harry Tong est un homme politique kiribatien. Élu pour la première fois à la Maneaba ni Maungatabu en 1983 pour la circonscription de Tarawa-Sud, il est réélu en 1987 mais démissionne en 1989, avant la fin de son mandat. Il se fait réélire en 1998, puis en 2003 et en 2007, toujours pour Tarawa-Sud; il se présente à l'élection présidentielle de 1998 mais perd contre le sortant Teburoro Tito et devient le leader de l'opposition. Il ne peut se présenter à l'élection suivante son parti ayant sélectionné son rival Taberannang Timeon, Tito est de nouveau réélu. Lors d'une question parlementaire Harry Tong questionne Tito sur le loyer d'une station de poursuite satellitaire chinoise, en versant 2000 € à une société coopérative reliée à Tito. Ceci conduit à une motion de défiance. Mais (fr)
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