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Chinese Government donates a bronze statue of Ma Haide in the town of Hammana

Commitment Year•2003Country of Activity•LebanonDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LebanonSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2003
Start (actual)
Aug 31, 2003
End (actual)
Aug 31, 2003

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This statue was located in the central square in the town of Hammana (Arabic: حمانا‎) in the Baabda District (Qada'a), an administrative division of the Mount Lebanon Governorate (Mohafazah). More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/309866147.

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

  • Government of Lebanon

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Municipality of Hammana

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • China-Lebanon Friendship Association

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates a bronze statue of Ma Haide in the town of Hammana

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2003, the Chinese Government donated a bronze statue of Ma Haide in the town of Hammana. The Chinese Government made the donation for the erection of the statue to honor Ma's memory and to serve as a symbol Chinese-Lebanese friendship. The statue's unveiling ceremony, which was organized by the Municipality of Hammana and the China-Lebanon Friendship Association, was held on August 31, 2003. The statue (a bust of Ma with a plaque) was located in the town's central square. Ma Haide (Chinese: 马海德), born Shafick George Hatem (Arabic: جورج شفيق حاتم‎), was an American doctor of Lebanese ancestry. He arrived in Yan'an in 1936, joined the Communist Party of China in 1937, and became a Chinese citizen in 1950. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Ma became an official in China's Ministry of Health. As an official, Ma led successful efforts to eliminate leprosy in China. Ma later served as a member of the 5th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the 6th and 7th Standing Committees of the CPPCC National Committee. Ma died in 1988, but his influence remained highly impactful in China. Hammana was the hometown of Ma's father.

Staff comments

"Year uncertain" box was checked because it is unclear which year this donation was committed too; it was not necessarily 2003.