Chinese construction company 'sure' about Port City project go ahead: Reports

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The Chinese construction company behind the controversial $ 1.34 billion Colombo port city project - currently being reviewed by the new Sri Lankan government - has said it is "sure" about being given the necessary approvals for the ambitious land reclamation initiative.

The project would go ahead "for sure", Zhang Baozhong, the company's vice president, was quoted by foreign media reports as telling reporters in Quanzhou, in southern Fujian province, speaking on the sidelines of a major Chinese government meeting to push a "Maritime Silk Road" initiative aimed at deepening ties with countries in the region, including Sri Lanka.

"It is already approved," Zhang was quoted as saying in foreign report, when asked about questions raised in Colombo about the environmental impact of the reclamation project, which emerged at the centre of attention during Sri Lanka's recent elections with Wickremesinghe pledging to scrap the agreement during campaigning.

"We had very good relations with [new] President [Maithripala] Sirisena," he was quoted as saying. "There are some people doubting if there would be a negative influence on the project because of political change in Sri Lanka."

That would not be the case, he said, with the Sri Lankan government declaring that "the project is in line with its development goals and is law-abiding". "They will allow our company to fully promote the project," he was quoted as saying.

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