The Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT), the company that manages the South Terminal of the Port of Colombo, donated $ 100,000 (Rs. 18.6 million) to the Covid-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund this week.
The donation presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 7 December was the third cash donation by CICT and its employees towards the battle against the pandemic and the fourth donation towards the cause overall. In May this year, the China Merchants Foundation (CMF), the CSR arm of CICT’s parent company China Merchants Group donated, $ 200,000 (approx. Rs. 37.4 million) to the Covid-19 fund. In October, CICT employees contributed a further Rs. 800,000. Additionally, the company donated more than 1,000 protective suits and 25,000 face masks to Sri Lanka in 2020.
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CICT CEO Jack Huang (second from left) and CFO Raymond Mu presenting the donation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa[/caption]
“CICT is not just integral to Sri Lanka’s economy, it is a major cog in the engine of growth and as such must help shoulder the burden of the fight against Covid-19,” CICT CEO Jack Huang said. “We are happy to share this responsibility through keeping our terminal operations going in the midst of many challenges and by contributing funds and equipment to support those at the frontline of the battle. We believe that is what any good corporate citizen should do.”
Huang was accompanied by CICT Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Raymond Mu at the presentation of the company’s latest donation to President Rajapaksa.
Besides its contributions to the efforts to combat Covid-19, CICT also supported the construction of a two-storey community centre that will provide multiple essential services to some 2,000 people living in Pannila near Horana with an initial commitment of Rs. 18.4 million earlier this year.
Additionally, as part of CICT’s continuing support to the Wheelchair Tennis Programme of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA), the company donated $ 35,000 (Rs. 6.5 million) and three professional-grade titanium wheelchairs costing $ 9,000 (Rs. 1.6 million) in August and June this year.
CICT CEO Jack Huang (second from left) and CFO Raymond Mu presenting the donation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa[/caption]
“CICT is not just integral to Sri Lanka’s economy, it is a major cog in the engine of growth and as such must help shoulder the burden of the fight against Covid-19,” CICT CEO Jack Huang said. “We are happy to share this responsibility through keeping our terminal operations going in the midst of many challenges and by contributing funds and equipment to support those at the frontline of the battle. We believe that is what any good corporate citizen should do.”
Huang was accompanied by CICT Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Raymond Mu at the presentation of the company’s latest donation to President Rajapaksa.
Besides its contributions to the efforts to combat Covid-19, CICT also supported the construction of a two-storey community centre that will provide multiple essential services to some 2,000 people living in Pannila near Horana with an initial commitment of Rs. 18.4 million earlier this year.
Additionally, as part of CICT’s continuing support to the Wheelchair Tennis Programme of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA), the company donated $ 35,000 (Rs. 6.5 million) and three professional-grade titanium wheelchairs costing $ 9,000 (Rs. 1.6 million) in August and June this year.