The Best Entrepreneur Awards Ceremony for the Hambantota District, an annual event organized by the Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC), was held for the 8th successive time on October 17 with Chamal Rajapaksa, Minister of Ports, Aviation, Irrigation and Water Management as the chief guest.
Minister Chamal Rajapaksa presents an award |
The Minister in his speech emphasized the importance of building capacity among the local business community in order to take full advantage of the economic changes that will take place after the commissioning of the Hambantota port as well as the international air port. He urged the chamber to give leadership in this transition and to make sure the local business community is well equipped to take on the new challenges.
On the same day in the afternoon the HDCC held its 16th annual general meeting with Kumara Jayasingha being elected as its new president. The award ceremony was very well attended by the members of HDCC alongside business and social community leaders of the district, the chamber said in a press release. |
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