Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will not attend the Hong Kong Sevens tournament.

This also means the informal meeting that was supposed to take place between Commodore Bainimarama and NZ Foreign Minister, Murray McCulley during Hong Kong Sevens will not take place.

Permanent Secretary for Information Lt Colonel Neumi Leweni said the Prime Minister wants to be in Fiji to oversee the relief efforts after Hurricane Tomas.