The National Flag Committee Chairman Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports and Para‑Olympic Champion, Iliesa Delana says the final flag may be a combination of a number of entries.
Meeting for the first time yesterday, Delana says they have begun the process of going over more than 1,400 entries submitted during the competition.
Delana says he is confident the members will work together as a team as they start searching for the final design.
Delana reiterated that the Committee will be able to draw on the full range of ideas submitted as they make the shortlist.
The Minister was joined by Ted Kaye, a leading flag design expert, along with the other members of the Committee.
Kaye says he looks forward to getting to know and working with the members of the Committee in the coming days as they narrow down the entries.
The other members of the Committee include Shaenaz Voss, Ilaitia Jikoiono, Shammi Lochan, Lenora Qereqeretabua, Manpreet Kaur, Niqa Tuvuki, the Tui Wainunu Ratu Orisi Belitavea, Agni Deo Singh, Craig Marlow, Jiko Matawalu and Dinesh Patel.
The Committee gathered to discuss the overall criteria for choosing flag designs before considering each of the entries.
Delana says several rounds of narrowing down the entries will take place to determine the final few designs.
Fijians will then be given an opportunity to make their comments through a special website and share their ideas with social media.
The final design will then be tabled in Cabinet before being submitted to Parliament for its consideration when it sits in July.
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