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Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Karunatilaka Amunugama has hailed the opening of the "Sri Lanka Centre" in Shanghai as another milestone in Sino-Lanka relations.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Sri Lanka Centre at the Shanghai Mart last week, he recalled the close relations that exist between the two countries and noted the steady development of bilateral relations and the comprehensive partnership through mutual support for lasting friendship. He said the event is of particular significance as it coincides with the 60th anniversary of independence of Sri Lanka. Ambassador Amunugama pointed out that the Sri Lanka Centre in Shanghai would serve as a catalyst to promote investment opportunities in Sri Lanka and enhance economic cooperation between the two countries.
He thanked S.P. Tao of Shin Kwan Group, a leading investor in Sri Lanka for many years and who is presently building one of the largest commercial/housing complexes in the heart of Colombo for offering his premises at the Shanghai Mart to showcase Sri Lankan products in Eastern China.
During the opening ceremony, the appointment of Lee Kang Ho, Chief Representative of Shin Kwan Group as the Honorary Representative of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka in Shanghai, was announced. The letter of appointment was handed over by A.M.C. Kulasekera, Deputy Director General of the BOI to Lee. This would facilitate the promotion of investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, particularly in the Mirigama Industrial Zone by potential Chinese entrepreneurs through the Sri Lanka Centre.
Madam Jian Heping, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission (SMERT), Yu Chen, Secretary General of Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Shanghai (CCPIT), Ms. Nie Yuxia, Anhui CCPIT, Liu Guangyong, Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office, Li Cheng Ping, Chief Secretary of the People’s Government of Sichuan Province, James Wu of Shanghai CCPIT, Patrick Chen of Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission, Senior Government Officials from the Provincial Governments of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Anhui and Fujian, Chinese entrepreneurs, print and electronic media Sri Lankan entrepreneurs and the Sri Lanka Community participated in the opening ceremony.
