Under Palauan law foreigners are not allowed to own land there, but can only lease land for development. The longest permitted lease is 50 years. But even leasing is a complicated matter, because traditionally land in Palau is owned jointly by the family and the clan. Moreover, communications and Internet access are not very reliable.
他說，帛琉法令規定不允許外國人擁有土地所有權，外國人只能以租用的方式開發，租約最長是五十年，然而因為土地傳統上由氏族及家族共同擁有，簽訂合約頗為繁瑣；另外，帛琉目前對外聯繫的電傳與網際網路尚不是十分穩定，都是使投資人心存觀望的因素。