3-759: The Honiara Hotel is a 56-room hotel located in Chinatown in Honiara , Solomon Islands . The hotel opened with an evening event on Sunday 1 June 1969. Around 400 guests attended the event, including Solomon Islands politician Tommy Chan's father Chan Wing. During the April and May riots of 2006 in Honiara , Sir Tommy Chan (owner of the Honiara Hotel and a naturalized citizen of the Solomon Islands ),
6-572: Is a suburb of Honiara , Solomon Islands , located southeast of the main center. After the 2006 general election , there was heavy rioting in Chinatown. Many protestors believed that businesses linked to the Chinese government had rigged the election, and levelled much of the neighborhood. Chinatown suffered destruction during the 2021 Solomon Islands unrest , with many buildings burned in violent protests. Chinatown, and Chinese businesses in
9-567: The hotel, and his son's shop were targeted. However, they escaped damage and destruction due to support from local islanders, the Christian brotherhood, and the police. This article about a hotel or resort in Oceania is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Solomon Islands building or structure related topic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chinatown, Honiara Chinatown
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