Dixon Raphael Seeto (; 14 July 1951 – 19 July 2019) was a

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an businessman and political leader of Chinese descent. He was 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

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as one of 9 nominees of the Prime Minister,

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. On completing his secondary education in 1969, Seeto worked initially for Air Pacific and later for Tapa International together with David Wilson and the Warwick Hotel. From 1971 to 1974, he was employed by

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while studying aviation in London, on a scholarship. Upon graduating, he rejoined Air Pacific, where he remained until 1987. On 10 December 2005, Seeto won the 2005 Excellence Award for his contribution to the tourism industry, the ''

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'' reported the following day.

Death

On 27 June 2019, he was involved in a motor vehicle accident in

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, for which he was hospitalised after which he was airlifted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. He died in his sleep on 19 July 2019.

References

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