Hodgson Pete: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Hodgson Pete: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Volume:669;Page:15922] 
11. 
Hon PETE HODGSON (Labour—Dunedin North) 
 to the  
Prime Minister 
: Did he approve Pansy Wong having private time on any of her ministerial trips to China and did her husband accompany her on any of those trips? 
Rt Hon JOHN KEY (Prime Minister) 
: 
 Yes and no. 
Hon Pete Hodgson 
: Is he satisfied that in all of those instances no personal business was carried out by his colleague the Hon Pansy Wong; if so why? 
Rt Hon JOHN KEY 
: Yes. 
Hon Pete Hodgson 
: When did he first become aware of the link between Pansy and Sammy Wong and Lianyungang Supreme Hovercraft Ltd? 
Rt Hon JOHN KEY 
: When I first met Pansy Wong she introduced Sammy as her husband so I was aware of the link then. In terms of the question the member asked I have no recollection of that date. 
Hon Pete Hodgson 
: Does he recall having dinner with Sammy Wong in New Zealand on 19 September 2008 and receiving a progress report on Liangyungang Supreme Hovercraft Ltd at that time? 
Rt Hon JOHN KEY 
: No. 
Hon Pete Hodgson 
: Is he aware that in June 2005 Sammy Wong travelled using taxpayer funding to Fujian Province that on the morning after arrival he helped former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley launch a $40 million investment into a biotechnology centre in which Mrs Shipley has shares but that he told Mr McPhail that the reason he went to Fujian Province was for genealogical research? 
Rt Hon JOHN KEY 
: No and as I said in the House yesterday if any members have any information that they want to send off to the Auditor-General they are free to do so. 
Hon Pete Hodgson 
: I have a number of documents to table. I will try to group them. The first document I seek leave to table is off the Lianyungang Supreme Hovercraft website which is no longer existent. It is both in English and in Mandarin and it refers to the dinner between Sammy Wong and the Prime Minister on 19 September 2008. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table that document. Is there any objection? There is no objection. 
Document by leave laid on the Table of the House. 
Hon Pete Hodgson 
: The second document consists of a bunch of stuff off the New Zealand Companies Office website linking the Alpha Group and various other holdings back to Jenny Shipley. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: These documents are off what website? 
Hon Pete Hodgson 
: They are from the New Zealand Companies Office website. 
Hon Simon Power 
: Could we get a date for example Mr Speaker? 
Mr SPEAKER 
: The House perhaps needs a little more information to be able to make a decision. 
Hon Pete Hodgson 
: Well I am be very happy to give it Mr Speaker. It was yesterday. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table those documents. Is there any objection? There is no objection. 
Documents by leave laid on the Table of the House. 
Hon Pete Hodgson 
: The third group of papers is off the New Zealand GanoPoly Health Products website and it refers to the Alpha International biotechnology campus foundation laying-stone ceremony. It is in a mixture of New Zealand and Mandarin. The original Mandarin is attached as well in case anyone wishes to try a third translation. I have two translations. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: What is the date of these documents? 
Hon Pete Hodgson 
: The date of the blog on that website is 27 July 2005. The date of the download is unknown to me. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table those documents. Is there any objection? There is no objection. 
Documents by leave laid on the Table of the House.