SUVA Fiji AP Fiji's Cabinet has approved a French-led consortium's plan to build a resort complex on one of the Pacific island nation's finest beaches Information Minister Filipe Bole said Wednesday. The consortium led by Gerard Saliot of D.B. Group Asia Pacific of Paris and Hong Kong planned to invest Fiji dollars 560 million U.S. dlrs 280 million in building resorts at Natadola Beach on Fiji's main island of Viti Levu Bole said. The resort complex would be managed by Four Seas Club Med and other operators he said. Natadola Beach is on the on the southwest coast of Viti Levy and is regarded as the island's finest beach. The government plans to invest Fiji dollars 40 million U.S. dlrs 20 million in roads water and electricity for the Natadola beach area Bole said. The Natadola Beach Co. involving CIG Enterprises of Paris and Asia Pacific International of Hong Kong has acquired 808 acres 327 hectares of land at the beach. Bole said the development will begin in 1999 to be completed by 2009. A 300-room four- or five-star hotel and an 18 hole golf course are slated as the first construction project. Fiji receives about 370000 tourists a year and that is expected to grow to 433000 by 2001. APW19981201.1067.txt.body.html APW19981201.0575.txt.body.html