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Chinese Government provides 7.68 billion rupees to renovate the Supreme Court complex in Sri Lanka in December 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$35,690,409
Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 6, 2021

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to provide 7.68 billion rupees to renovate the Supreme Court complex. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/105734017

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 Sri Lanka

Loan description

Chinese Government provides 7.68 billion rupees to renovate the Supreme Court complex in Sri Lanka in December 2021

Narrative

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Project narrative

On December 6, 2021, the Government of China allocated 7.68 billion rupees as a grant to completely renovate the Supreme Court complex where the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal are currently located. The project was implemented under the patronage of Justice Minister Ali Sabri. On July 31, 2023, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Justice held a groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation project in Colombo. According to a media report, the renovation will be carried out in two phases over a period of 32 months, with the first phase to renovate the Court of Appeal and the second phase to renovate the High Court. All renovation activities are scheduled to be completed on October 12, 2025 (Source ID #216719). The agreement was signed between the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice Priyantha Mayadunne and the Chinese Economic and Commercial Affairs adviser LI Guangjun. Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong was also present on the occasion.