Chinese Government provides grant for provision of two container scanners (Linked to Project ID#62869)

On December 22, 2011, the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Kuang Weilin, and Sierra Leone's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Joseph Bandabla Dauda, signed a grant agreement for the Chinese Government to provide two container scanners to Sierra Leone, which will help the National Revenue Authority (NRA) improve its goods inspection capability (Ambassador Kuang Signs Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation with Sierra Leonean Foreign Minister). The monetary value of this grant commitment is unknown. On June 7, 2012, Fan Xiaodong, Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone, and Samura Kamara, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, signed a handover certificate for the container inspection equipment project in Freetown. The project was carried out by Nuctech Co., Ltd. It provided two vehicle-mounted mobile container scanners. It was also responsible for installation, commissioning and personnel training (援塞拉利昂集装箱检查设备项目交接证书在塞首都弗里敦签署). The scanners were installed at the Quay and Jendema Customs Posts. Although Nuctech was contractually obligated to train NRA staff on how to operate these scanners and carry out routine maintenance for the period between 2013 and 2014, these timelines were not met due to the Ebola outbreak.

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