Chinese property developer promises Asian buyers 'rapid' access to powerful politicians and fast-tracked visas if they purchase a house in a sleepy town
- Chinese property developer is promising access to powerful figures
- Profit Palace Group tells buyers they could get a permanent visa in six months
- Developer Jiang Xiao is selling lots in a development in the Hunter Valley
- Company's website claims support of MP Geoff Lee and lawyer Nigel Dobbie
- Both have slammed the inclusion of their names saying they don't endorse it
- Residents of the small town where the estate is planned say it is 'appalling'
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A Chinese property developer is promising investors a 'high quality lifestyle' with access to powerful politicians and social welfare benefits as part of a land deal.
Profit Palace Group boss Jiang Xiao has also promised potential Asian buyers they could obtain a permanent resident visa in six months if they buy a property in an estate in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales.
The company's website names and shows photographs of Liberal MP Geoff Lee and lawyer Nigel Dobbie as supporters of the project - but both vehemently deny any knowledge of the 223-lot estate, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting that Mr Lee and Mr Dobbie are involved with the company or its development.
The NSW State Government has ordered a 'high-level briefing' on the development, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Chinese property developer Jiang Xiao is promising access to powerful figures and social benefits as part of a land deal which he claims is endorsed by politicians and lawyers - something they vehemently deny
Sue Taylor lives on Mount View Road opposite the site of the proposed estate, and said it was 'appalling'
The Profit Palace website promises access to the 132A visa - for 'high-calibre' business people - if they buy a 750sqm plot in the development in the small town of Millfield
The Profit Palace website promises access to the 132A visa - for 'high-calibre' business people - if they buy a 750sqm plot in the development in the small town of Millfield, 160km north of Sydney.
'After being granted this visa, the applicant and their family members can enjoy the social welfare benefits that Australian citizens are entitled to,' the website reads.
'At the moment, this project has received NSW state government and local city government support. The project's approval process is close to complete, and the 132 visa has received pre-approval.
'Even if you don't understand English, you can rapidly blend in to Sydney's political and business circles. You and your friends can leisurely ride horses, or have a sand-boarding competition.Share
'You can enjoy picking grapes in your own backyard, appreciate the beautiful sunrise, or study winemaking. Of course you can also take a hot-air balloon ride and enjoy the Hunter Valley's unique Brokeback Mountain (sic), have a helicopter adventure or enjoy the folk music festival.'
Parramatta MP Geoff Lee is shown with Mr Xiao in a photograph on Profit Palace's website. Mr Lee has no knowledge of the company or its development.
'I do not know anything about this company or the site. That picture was used without my permission - and I will be writing to them to ask them to remove my photo,' he said.
Parramatta MP Geoff Lee (centre) was shown with Mr Xiao in a photograph on Profit Palace's website. Mr Lee said he had no knowledge of the company or its development
Immigration lawyer Nigel Dobbie is also erroneously pictured on the website and described as 'co-operating' with the project.
'This is outrageous. I am nothing to do with that company or that project. They used to be in the same building as me but that is it,' Mr Dobbie said.
A spokesman for NSW Planning Minister Anthony Roberts last night said he is concerned about the comments made by Mr Xiao.
Sue Taylor lives on Mount View Road opposite the site of the proposed estate, and said it was 'appalling'.
'It's just not the right kind of development for here. The peace and quiet, that people move here for, will be gone.'
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Profit Palace Group for comment.
Sue Taylor lives on Mount View Road opposite the site of the proposed estate, and said it was 'appalling'
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