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Chinese Government provides TOP 17 million grant for Mala’ekula Royal Tomb Peripheral Area Improvement Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$777,885
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•TongaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•TongaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 24, 2019

Geospatial footprint

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Malaʻekula or Malaʻe Kula (red square) is the proper name of the royal burial grounds in central Nukuʻalofa in the Kingdom of Tonga in the southern Pacific Ocean. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4174804

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Tonga Ministry of Infrastructure and Tourism

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides TOP 17 million grant for Mala’ekula Royal Tomb Peripheral Area Improvement Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 24, 2019, the Chinese Government provided a TOP 17 million grant for the Mala’ekula Royal Tomb Peripheral Area Improvement Project. At the time of signing, the feasibility study was on-going and the two sides were still discussing requirements and expectations. On May 31, 2019, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed another agreement with the Government of Tonga for this same project but the details are unclear. The Royal Burial Ground at Mala’ekula (Red Ground) on Mateialona Road is where the Kings and Queens of Tonga and their close relations are buried. The purpose of this project is to upgrade the fenced park surrounding the cemetery.

Staff comments

This project is also called the Peripheral Area of Mala'ekula Royal Tomb Improvement Project or China-Aid upgrade project of the peripheral area of the Mala’ekula royal tomb. No sources explicitly state that the Chinese Government provided a TOP 17 million grant for this project. However, China-Aid projects are often financed by grants that cover 100% of the total project cost, so AidData codes TOP 17 million as the transaction amount.