මහින්ද 35 අවුරුදු බද්දට China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (CMPort) ට දුන්න කොළඹ දකුණු වරාය
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http://www.cmport.com.hk/EN/business/Detail.aspx?id=10005376
මහින්ද පැරදෙන්න මාස 3කට කලින් හම්බන්තොට වරායේ 2015 දී වැඩ අවසන් උන Stage II කොටස China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (CMPort)ට බදු දෙන්න ගහපු මූලික ගිවිසුම (Agreement on Key Terms)
මෙන්න CMPort එක්ක 16 September 2014දින ගැහුව ගිවිසුම
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http://www.cmport.com.hk/UpFiles/bpic/2016-04/20160410104740609.pdf
Under the Witness of the Leaders of China and Sri Lanka, CMHI Signed Two Agreements with the Government of Sri Lanka
2014-10-10
Mr. Li Jianhong, Chairman of the Board, Signed an Agreement on Key Terms in relation to
Development of Phase II of the Hambantota Port Development Project
Following discussions between Mr. Xi Jinping, the President of China, and Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka, in Colombo of Sri Lanka, a series of bilateral cooperation agreements were entered into between China and Sri Lanka on 16 September 2014, which were followed by the signing of two agreements, under the witness of both Mr. Xi and Mr. Rajapaksa, between China Merchants (Holdings) International Co., Ltd. ("CMHI") and the government of Sri Lanka, including an agreement on key terms in relation to the Supply, Operate and Transfer ("SOT") of Phase II of the Hambantota Container Port Project, which was executed by Mr. Li Jianhong, the President of China Merchants Group Limited and the Chairman of the Board of CMHI, Mr. Chen Fenjian, the President of China Communications Construction Company Ltd. ("CCCC"), and Dr. Priyath Bandu Wickrama, the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, on behalf of the respective parties; and a framework agreement on the development of an international maritime centre in Sri Lanka, which was executed by Mr. Hu Jianhua, the Assistant General Manager of China Merchants Group Limited and the Managing Director of CMHI, and Mr. R.W.R. Pemasiri, the Secretary of the Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping of Sri Lanka, on behalf of the respective parties.
Hambantota Port is situated in south Sri Lanka, or 240 km to the south-east of the Port of Colombo. Located only 10 knots away from the Europe-Far East line, one of the world's busiest international sea lanes, Hambantota Port is provided with a long term development potential in becoming a deep sea port for international transshipment. The Phase II of Hambantota Port has a total project cost of approximately US$601 million, to be equipped with 4 container berths (comprising two 100k-dwt berths and two 10k-dwt berths) on a 1,298m-shoreline, and with an annual design capacity of 2 million TEUs.
The investment in the development project of Phase II of Hambantota Port involves the formation of a joint venture (the "China JV") between CMHI and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited, a subsidiary of CCCC, with the shareholding structure of the China JV and the investment cost by each party subject to further negotiations.
According to the agreement, a project company (the "Hambantota Phase II JV") will be established jointly by the China JV and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority for the purpose of development in the Hambantota project, with the China JV providing capital contribution of approximately US$391 million in cash for a 64.98% stake in the Hambantota Phase II JV, and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority injecting assets, including civil engineering works and equipments, worth approximately US$210 million for a 35.02% stake. An SOT agreement with detailed terms and conditions to be negotiated, based on the foundation set up through the execution of the agreement on key terms of the Hambantota project, will be signed between the government of Sri Lanka and the Hambantota Phase II JV, whereby a 35-year concession right, extendable for another 5 years upon expiry, for Phase II of Hambantota project will be granted to the Hambantota Phase II JV.
The execution of a framework agreement between CMHI and the government of Sri Lanka in relation to the development of an international shipping centre in Sri Lanka, on the other hand, following the overall strategic framework of the governments of China and Sri Lanka in establishing an international shipping center in the region, and based upon the already established relationship between the two through co-investing in the Colombo South Container Terminal ("CICT"), allows CMHI to capitalize on its distinctive edges in the region and the unique advantages of Sri Lanka, and to expand CMHI's investment in the country. The parties involved will explore the feasibility of a series of investment projects surrounding the set-up of an international shipping center in Sri Lanka, balancing long-term development goals and near term benefits of Sri Lanka, with preparatory work of two preliminary projects initiating in the near future, including, firstly, the core functional area of the international shipping center with a proposed size of 60 hectares, to offer integrated bonded logistics operations and commercial services, such as bonded warehousing, export processing, entrepot trade, e-commerce distribution and exhibition services; and, secondly, an agglomeration of high-end maritime related services, with a proposed size of 20 hectares, providing a concentration of complimentary facilities and infrastructures supplementary to the international shipping center.
Mr. Li Jianhong, Chairman of the Board, indicated, "The two agreements that CMHI signed during the time when Mr. Xi Jinping, the President of China, visited Sri Lanka, and under the witness of the most senior leaders of both China and Sri Lanka, will bring positive impact to CMHI in strengthening its already existing ties with, and facilitate the development of its business, in Sri Lanka. The execution of these agreements is another milestone of CMHI in further expanding its investment in Sri Lanka, following its successful commencement of operations of the Colombo South Container Terminal. These projects fit into CMHI's established overseas investment and development strategies, and synergizing with the existing operation in Colombo of Sri Lanka, these projects in Sri Lanka will have significant and positive contributions in shaping Sri Lanka into an international shipping hub in South Asia."
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http://www.sctcn.com/en/news/detail.aspx?id=752
* China Merchants (Holdings) International Co., Ltd. ("CMHI") changed it's name to CMPort - China Merchants Port Holdings in 2016
CMHI Name Change To “China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited”
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http://www.4-traders.com/CHINA-MERC...s-Port-Holdings-Company-Limited-rdq-22472043/
China gets controlling stake at Hambantota port
By Namini Wijedasa
2014.10.19 
News that Sri Lanka had granted Chinese state-owned companies operating rights to four berths at the Hambantota Port once they are completed next year has caught the shipping industry unawares.
There had been no tenders or prior announcements. But Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman Priyath B Wickrama says the Government had agreed to such an arrangement with the Hambantota Port’s Chinese lenders as far back as 2010.
“We had an understanding with them when we took the loan,” he said in an interview with the Sunday Times. The loan agreement was signed with the Treasury.
He also revealed that, in exchange for these operating rights, the Chinese have consented to ease loan conditions. “That loan was a huge loan,” he said. “The Chinese Government (has) agreed to relax the loan conditions as well. So the terms of our Phase I loan and Phase II loan are being rearranged. Those negotiations are now ongoing with the Treasury.”
Dr. Wickrama, SLPA Chairman since 2008, said there could be concessions in repayment terms or the time granted for repayment. Phase I of Hambantota Port cost an estimated US$ 361 million with 85 per cent being met by Exim Bank of China. Phase II is priced at an estimated US$ 808 million and is a 100 per cent loan.
“The interest (levied) on the Phase II loan is only two per cent,” Dr. Wickrama said. “The Phase I loan is at 6.3 per cent interest. All these loans will be restructured.”
The ‘Agreement on Key Terms for Supply, Operate and Transfer (SOT) of Container Terminal Hambantota Port Development Project Phase II’ was entered into on September 16 in the presence of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Dr Wickrama signed on behalf of Sri Lanka.
Signing for China were representatives of China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) and China Communication Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC). The former already operates the new Colombo South Container Terminal which, at 18 metres, has the deepest berth anywhere in the country. The latter is building the 233-hectare artificial island known as Colombo Port City.
The partners in the Hambantota SOT will be CMHI and China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd, an engineering contractor and subsidiary of CCCC. China Harbour did Hambantota Phase I and is now completing Phase II.
When the SOT comes into effect (a date has not been decided) this group of companies will hold operating rights in both of Sri Lanka’s main ports. Additionally, the Chinese will have effective control of 108 hectares – 20 hectares on freehold basis and 88 on a 99-year lease — in Colombo Port City.
In Hambantota, the Chinese joint venture will have the bigger stake in the project company. According to an announcement made by CMHI to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, it will hold 64.98 per cent (just 0.02 percent short of 65) of shares while SLPA will have the remaining 35.02 per cent. The total capital investment into the SOT is US$ 601 million, of which the Chinese will invest about US$ 391 million.
“The concession period to be granted to the Project Company under the SOT Agreement shall initially be 35 years from the commencement of operation of the SOT Project, which can be extended by five years at the option of the Project Company,” CMHI states.
The investment ratios of China Harbour and CMHI in the China joint venture are yet to be determined while the detailed terms and conditions of the SOT are still being discussed by the parties, it said.
Dr. Wickrama said the agreement only covers “the operational part” while the SLPA owns the property. The Chinese joint venture will supply container handling equipment and will guarantee revenue to the Ports Authority, depending on volumes. “That will ease our loan pressure as well,” the Chairman observed.
The SLPA is not investing money in the project company. “Our capital is the infrastructure we developed,” he explained. “We are not spending an additional cent. Their capital is equipment and development.” Construction is expected to finish by the end of 2015.
The Chairman said that the artificial island that was being built in Hambantota as part of Phase II would “belong 100 percent to us”. It will be reserved for port-related activities and front-end services, not warehouses or industries.
The Chinese have offered to bring business to the industries zone. Asked if they made a firm commitment, Dr. Wickrama replied: “They have agreed to bring industries. The Chinese government has also agreed to support us to bring investments. That will come within five years.”
None of this satisfactorily answers the question of why the public were not informed of the SOT agreement until it was signed. “We don’t want to disclose everything from the beginning,” Dr. Wickrama replied. “We have to discuss at initial level. Until we finalise something, we don’t say.”
“But this was there for some time,” Dr Wickrama reiterated. “It was there in the last agreement. If you properly go through the loan agreement we signed, this was there. Those things were published. They were not hidden.”
However, the Sunday Times was not able to secure a copy of the loan agreement. Dr Wickrama said it was at the Treasury and that “normally we cannot give Treasury loan agreements to you”. He also did not show us the agreement between the SLPA and the Colombo International Container Terminals Ltd that runs the Colombo South Harbour, which many Ports Authority officials said they had not seen.
A request for information about the SOT deal (sent via email) went unanswered by Treasury Secretary P.B. Jayasundera. A spokesman for the External Resources Department of the Ministry of Finance said they did not handle the SOT agreement and knew nothing about it.
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http://www.sundaytimes.lk/141019/news/china-gets-controlling-stake-at-hambantota-port-123262.html
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