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News Image 17918 - Staggering cost of China tour revealed in House
Wednesday, 8 August 2007 - 6:09 AM SL Time - Some news pictures are worth a million words
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The government has spent a staggering Rs. 56 million out of public funds for the Presidential entourage of 192 members who visited China from February 27 to March 4, 2007 on an official tour.
This shocking disclosure was made to Parliament by Chief Government Whip Jeyaraj Fernandopulle yesterday in response to an oral question raised by UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake.According to the answer which was tabled in the House, Rs. 27 million of this amount had been obtained from the Presidential allocation, one million rupees from the Export Development Board, Rs. 867, 582 from the Sri Lanka Tourist Board and two million rupees from the Board of Investment. The total air fare of the tour was Rs. 24 million.
Among the delegation that visited China were 16 Ministers, 60 officials including media and security personnel, six chefs and three representatives from the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. There were 12 members in the Buddhist delegation and 54 in the business team.
Responding to MP Karunanayake`s question about agreements with the Chinese authorities,
the government revealed in the tabled answer that eight agreements were sealed during the tour.
The agreement on Economic and Technical Co-operation between China and Sri Lanka and the MoU between the Chinese Ministry of Construction and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Urban and Sacred Area Development are two of them.
An agreement had been signed to establish a `Friendship City Relationship` between Hambantota and the Chinese city of Guangzhoue.
Besides, China had agreed to grant financial assistance for the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant, the Hambantota development project and to supply 100 railway carriages and 15 multiple diesel engines.
Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera - Daily Mirror
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Eight agreements were sealed during the tour.
The agreement on Economic and Technical Co-operation between China and Sri Lanka and the MoU between the Chinese Ministry of Construction and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Urban and Sacred Area Development are two of them.
An agreement had been signed to establish a 'Friendship City Relationship' between Hambantota and the Chinese city of Guangzhoue.
Besides, China had agreed to grant financial assistance for the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant, the Hambantota development project and to supply 100 railway carriages and 15 multiple diesel engines.
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7 Aug 2007 23:18:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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MY FAVORITE PART of the whole thing was this...
Among the delegation that visited China were 16 Ministers, 60 officials including media and security personnel, SIX CHEFS and three representatives from the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. There were 12 members in the Buddhist delegation and 54 in the business team.
SIX Chefs!! :) :) I guess there are no Chefs in China who know how to make Punnakku so they have to take Special SL Punnakku Chefs!! :) :) |
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7 Aug 2007 23:20:14 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mr Borwn why dont you please publish the Graphs that appeared on the Daily mirror regarding the COL also PLEASE.
http://www.dailymirror.lk/2007/08/08/front/living.asp
Edited By - anizam - 7 Aug 2007 23:20:33 GMT |
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7 Aug 2007 23:20:35 GMT Report for Abuse
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Whooo hooo,
Ranil couldn't do it !! Mahinda did it....
Another victory for Mahinda over Ranil.... |
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7 Aug 2007 23:20:52 GMT Report for Abuse
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This happens to everyone come to the parliament. this parliament system should be changed. but who is going to do that. All the intellectuals re in abroad.
poor Sri lanka |
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7 Aug 2007 23:22:42 GMT Report for Abuse
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Piyal
[Whooo hooo,
Ranil couldn't do it !! Mahinda did it....
Another victory for Mahinda over Ranil....
if RW there you need to add two more zeros to each number.
Both RW and MR are not in this sense.
this is really a waste of money. no body is in Sl to tell this is the destruction. |
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 7 Aug 2007 23:35:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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waste of money..pathetic show by mahinda here... |
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 7 Aug 2007 23:36:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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Presidential delegation consists 192 people,
simple for a person they have spend SL Rs 300,000.-
It's not bad if they have done there part to Sri lanka,
Air ticket only will cost SL rs 75,000.-
They Had a Baby Elephant.
Military Delegation has done a worth purchasing for SLAF.
Edited By - Damed - 7 Aug 2007 23:38:38 GMT |
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| You have to speculate to accumulate. Chinese have loads of money and they will fund SL ethnic cleansing. |
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