Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes paid a visit to the Arthur Chung Conference Center on Friday to check on the progress of the rehabilitation works.
According to a release, the Minister was met by the oversight Engineer from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Engineering team from the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. It was noted that the engineers took the Minister and team on a tour of the premises to see the new foundations, sub-structures and bases that will gird every building in the complex.
“As was expected, additional damage had been discovered when the badly cracked perimeter flooring was raised, and now the sewage network also has to be replaced along with the plumbing, several walls, stairs and flooring. The Minister was assured that the original configuration of the Centre will remain,” the release noted.
The Arthur Chung Conference Center (ACCC) was closed on December 1, 2016 to facilitate major rehabilitation that is expected to last for 18 to 24 months. The complex was constructed between 2004 and 2006, and funded entirely by the government of the People’s Republic of China. The rehabilitation which was written into the 2004 agreements, is being funded entirely by the same means – grant aid.