Cov Bawg,
Peb yuav tau nrug Moob zoo sab es Moob txhaj xaav ua laagluam hab
kamoos, tsi le ntawd ces tsaam peb Moob tsi kaam ua Moob lawm. Yog
leejtwg muaj peevxwm peb yuav tau qhuas hab vim peb ua tsi tau le puab
ua. Yog yug Moob ces yuav tau sib txhawb qhov moral and ethical, txawm
tas peb tsi muaj nyaj txhawb puab los lu lug qhuas xwb twb zoo lawm.
Yog yuav sib thuam ces tshe peb Moob yuav qaug+ zug moog ti nkau rua
qaab hav txwv lawm os kwvtij Moob. Txawm ua tau noj hab tsi tau los
qhov ntawd tsi yog peb le haujlwm lawm.
MT
On Feb 13, 11:13 pm, "cwjmem"
hotmail.com> wrote:> Cov blawg,
>
> Txhob raws zoo siab. Luag hais tias txiv ntoo nyob chaw siab, nyiaj
> txiag nyob tsiv kev. Ua zoo saib nej mam li yuav siv nyiaj nawb. Yog
> zoo ces Americans thiab Europeans yeej mus nqis peev ua ntej lawm, xws
> li suav teb.
>
> On Feb 13, 4:48 pm, "muastony"
yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>> Peb zoo sab kws muaj ntau tug Moob tseem muaj peevxwm ua laag luam luj
>> nyob Lostsuas nrug cov phoojywg Dlawb hab Tseemfwv LPDR. Proud of
>> them.
>
>> "Building a Partnership for Prosperity"
>
>>>From left: Foung Heu and Paul Her, meeting facilitators, with Homeland
>
>> Investment Corporation (HIC) Executive Staff, Cofounder, President and
>> CFO, Ernst Wolfinger, Executive Vice President, Boune Ome Rattanavong,
>> Founder and CEO, Marshall Nolan, Investor, and Dr. Soua P. Herr. Photo
>> by Tom LaVenture
>
>> By Tom LaVenture
>
>> ST. PAUL (January 27, 2007) - Executive members of Homeland Investment
>> Corporation (HIC) were in the Twin Cities late last month to present
>> one of the first large-scale private investment opportunities in the
>> Lao PDR. The group made a three-hour presentation called the, "Laos
>> Economic Initiatives Meeting" before about sixty Hmong and Lao
>> community leaders at the Vinai Office Park in St. Paul.
>
>> HIC is a privately held corporation registered under the laws of
>> Delaware, USA, with offices in Washington, DC and Vientiane, Laos. It
>> is licensed for business in the Lao PDR and serves as a Holding
>> Company to raise funds for a portfolio of diverse projects in Laos.
>
>> HIC Executives Paul Herr, president, Boune Ome Rattanavong, CEO, and
>> Marshall Nolan, investor, returned from Vientiane and Luang Prabang
>> late last year and are traveling around the country, speaking to Hmong
>> and Lao communities to get involved in the project. They related their
>> impressions of their meetings with H.E. Bounnyang Vorachit, Vice
>> President and Former Prime Minister, and influential Lao LPDR
>> Government officials.
>
>> Paul P. Mr. Herr, president and CFO, is an information technology
>> expert who worked at the U.S. Department of Energy, and cofounder of
>> the Asian American Employees at DOE. He said that most people who
>> invest in Laos are going through citizens who invest for them. HIC is
>> a way to invest directly, help the people, and have a relatively safe
>> investment at the same time.
>
>> Herr said the project is unique for its ability to work with large
>> financial institutions and governments, while at its core it is a
>> project driven by people motivated with a philosophy of helping their
>> own people.
>
>> "No one else is incorporated the way we are in Laos," he added
>
>> The presenters emphasized that to be part of this project a potential
>> investor must work with the Lao PDR, and therefore accept that after
>> 30 years it is time to build bridges between Laotians abroad and
>> Laotians in Laos.
>
>> That said, the group noted that they have a great working relationship
>> with the government and the experienced team has reduced the expected
>> bureaucratic process by months and years.
>
>> As the project ideas move forward, the HIC, though not with any
>> political agenda, is pushing forward for the Lao government to grant
>> special privileges for people born in Laos, but now live abroad. They
>> feel that rapid development will result if expatriates are granted an
>> equal opportunity to buy and own land, own homes and establish
>> business in Laos.
>
>> They are also working on gaining a special status for retirees who
>> wish to return to their native Laos, and own homes, and to live there
>> permanently if they wish.
>
>> To pursue this goal, the trip to Laos last December 2006 included
>> visits with Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-4), who was
>> there at the time, and with United States Ambassador to Lao PDR
>> Patricia Haslach, and her staff, Mr. Harvey Somers, political officer,
>> US Embassy in Lao PDR.
>
>> HIC anticipates that as Vietnam trade grew by hundreds of millions
>> over three years after the U.S. granted Normalized Trade Status, that
>> Laos NTR will also bring rapid growth.
>
>> The HIC Mission is to "build bridges between the Laotian-American
>> community and the Laos homeland, stimulate economic growth and
>> individual prosperity, provide new employment opportunities, and
>> elevate the national prestige of Laos and its people."
>
>> HIC Executive Vice President, Ernst Wolfinger, a professional hotel
>> sales, marketing and public relations executive now living in
>> Colorado, has more than 20 years of international luxury hotel
>> management experience all over the world. He said the project is less
>> about money that creating a fresh start for Laos through economic
>> initiatives.
>
>> The remoteness of rural Laos is by way of its own isolation the best
>> kept secret in Southeast Asia. Forbes Magazine calls Laos one of the
>> top places to go in 2007. Wolfinger related the Laos experience to his
>> in own. As his native Austria was in poverty and ruins at the end of
>> WWII, the country could have been exploited, but leaders recognized
>> the importance of tourism to the economy, and of maintaining the
>> natural resources and beauty of nature to sustain that industry.
>
>> The economic challenges of development are a short tourism season and
>> weather. They will target business and conference markets and its
>> appeal as a World Heritage Site Designation for upscale travelers.
>
>> The first major project, one of three-phases, revolves around the
>> improved roads and increased number of flights going in an out of
>> Vientiane, and the demand business amenities. HIC will lease redevelop
>> and existing building into an office park with Internet café and all
>> that would be expected by westerners.
>
>> Also with phase one is the building of the Nam Khan Palace Resort. It
>> will be a French colonial Lao style four-star hotel with 46 units in
>> Luang Prabang province. Amenities include a full-service Spa and
>> Wellness Center, tennis courts, poolside café, restaurant/bar and
>> ballroom. Along side the hotel will be more luxurious condominiums.
>> They can be sold individually and also maintained by the hotel and
>> rented to guests when the private owner/investors are away.
>
>> Phase two takes place in the Savannakhet area with multiple hotels,
>> residential and recreation projects to meet the demands for increased
>> number of people that will be traveling through the areas. They also
>> plan an 18-hole championship golf course.
>
>> HIC is also looking toward the most lucrative market in the provincial
>> towns, where tens of thousands of Hmong and Lao Americans and
>> expatriates around the world come back to visit family each year.
>
>> They plan to build several economy hotels with western standards in
>> Pakse, Tha Khaek, Phonsavan, Xieng Khouang, Xam Nua, and Vang Vieng.
>> They plan to bring in telecommunications and healthcare infrastructure
>> as needed for guests and the thousands of local residents and their
>> families that will be employed at the facilities.
>
>> Phase three will serve to improve infrastructure projects in health,
>> agriculture and work to establish a Savan-Seno Economic Zone.
>
>> "We believe in a brighter future for Laos and affirm the strong bonds
>> between Laotian-Americans and our native soil," said HIC Co-founder,
>> Dr. Soua X. Her, of California. "With restored goodwill, we can be
>> instrumental in helping to begin new vigor and economic stimulus to
>> our homeland."
>
>> The HIC founders have put up the initial investment, along with
>> planning and leadership, and will lend the required investment at nine
>> percent until they go public, at which time the investment may be
>> converted to shares.
>
>> To become a primary investor in HIC, they are not yet public, and are
>> set up Equity Partnership, investments in the Nam Khan Riverside
>> Pavilion Condominium project, as a Supporting Sponsor of HIC.
>
>> Dr. Her said drew a comparison by noting that some people prefer to
>> invest on there own, and in a country going through tremendous change
>> - that is very risky.
>
>> "There are problems and corruption," he added, emphasizing that HIC
>> has the connections to help ensure that the projects are carried out
>> and agreements are kept.
>
>> To satisfy investors on this end, HIC has taken the steps to insure
>> their holdings and they are also registered with Overseas Private
>> Investment Corporations (4392006002) for a $6.5 million project. They
>> will apply for an Estoppel Certificate to satisfy the validity of the
>> financial transaction for investment or sale of commercial property.
>
>> No cap has been set and the immediate goal is to raise $1.6 million to
>> satisfy financial institutions. They need evidence of strength in
>> numbers to deal with financial institutions an the Lao government.
>
>> The only urgency would be that once a five year loan is secured for
>> starting the hotel, they would want to complete the construction
>> within one year to begin earning revenue and begin paying back the
>> loan.
>
>> There is also the potential for other joint ventures away from the
>> main investment projects, once they show capital and can look into
>> with partners.
>
>> The CEO is Boune Ome Rattanavong, an accounting executive with over 20
>> years experience. He is also president of Eclipse Network Inc., a
>> communication and network systems design and integration. His work is
>> mostly in Southeast Asia, and has meant building close relationships
>> with LPDR Government officials.
>
>> The remaining Steering Committee Members (not present) are: Tony R.
>> Culley-Foster, president, CFCO International, Washington, D.C., Jeff
>> Guzy, CEO, GBH Secure Telecom Holdings and CFO, Coastal Service Group,
>> Washington, D.C., Sonny Souvannavong, president, Tangent Technology
>> Co. Ltd., Bangkok, and Hongkad Souvannavong, president, Hongkad
>> Architects Inc., Vientiane, Laos
>
>> Read the Investment Proposal online
atwww.ushic.com.
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