Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Dr. Sarath Amunugama will declare open the Sri Lanka Centre in Shanghai on Wednesday 10th September 2008.

The Sri Lanka Centre will showcase Sri Lankan products under one roof in order to market them in eastern China as well as provide investment information of Sri Lanka to the potential investors in eastern China.

The centre will also provide services such as business to business meetings, explore marketing opportunities, securing orders for Sri Lankan products as well as look for Chinese investors for those who wish to seek partners or to expand their business.

The Sri Lanka Centre will be managed by Shing Kwan Group, a Singapore based Investor Company which has invested in Sri Lanka for the world Trade Centre as well as Havelock City development. Shing Kwan Group has number of large investments in China including the prestigious Shanghai Mart. The Shanghai Mart is one of China’s largest international trade marts which contains 2200 permanent showrooms with a total of more than 200,000 sq. m. located in the heart of Shanghai. The Shanghai Mart also provides exhibition halls and service office space with the state of art facilities by the businessmen.

Sri Lanka Centre will fulfill the long-felt desires of the Sri Lankan exporters to find suitable partners to import their products as well as Chinese collaborations to improve their products for the competitive international market.

Dr. Amunugama’s brief visit also entails number of meetings with senior Chinese leaders, Chinese entrepreneurs as well as an address to investment seminars in Shanghai. Sri Lanka Consulate in Shanghai has made arrangements to interview Dr. Amunugama by print and electronic media based in eastern China.