Mauritius and China signed an Exchange Note for the Multi-Sports Complex Project at Cote D'Or yesterday at the Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel, Port Louis in the presence of the Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs, External Communications and National Development Unit, and Minister of Finance and Economic Development, M Pravind Kumar Jugnauth. The signatories were the Financial Secretary, Mr Dharam Dev Manraj, and the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Mauritius, Mr Sun Gongyi.
The project which will cost some Rs 3.1 billion, will be developed over 53 acres of land and financed by Government of China. Construction works will begin in January 2018 and are expected to end in July 2019. Additionally, the Mauritius Multisports Infrastructure Ltd has been set up by Government as a special vehicle under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the implementation of the project.
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