November 27, 2009, Sino Memorial: Mayor of Tonoas, the Honorable Tommy Ungeni and Paramount Chief Henry Nedelec welcome the FSM President Emmanual Manny Mori and some members of his cabinet including Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Secretary of Transportation, Communication & Infrastructure and Assistant Secretary of Communication along with a delegation from Japan represented by Japan National Institute of Communication & Technology, Asia Pacific Telecommunity, KDDI Corporation, and Waseda University, FSM Telecom Representative as well as the Honorable Chuuk Governor Wesley W. Simina and Director of Chuuk State Department of Education to Tonoas for the Inaugural Ceremony of the Sino Memorial Telecenter. Keynote address came from the President with acknowledgment of the Japan Delegation and Chuuk Governor; the President stress the importance of caring for the donated computers installed at Sino Memorial School to the leaders and people of Tonoas. He went on to say that the people of Tonoas can now join the gobal community through this Telecenter Project; however, he expressed his regret to learn that some donations from the European Union including solar power equipments were damaged at one of designated Chuuk public school site. The ceremony was held at the Tonoas Municipal Office but demonstration of video and audio conference through internet link to Japan, United States, Kosrae, Pohnpei was at the Sino Memorial site.
