re: orc-dalai lama --ok below Clarification:
http://tibet.com/NewsRoom/letterscmp1.htm
Worth a read:
http://www.tibetinfo.net/publications/miningbook.htm#Contents
No specific mention of investment that I can see.
There are of course many different types of "investment". Time will tell if the ORC brand of investment is what Tibet needs...My guess is probably not.
And Han 'locals' or Tibetan locals?