Diplomacy
Foreign Affairs explains the 198 Chinese workers who have arrived in Samoa
Some members of the group arriving at their hotel in Apia. Source/Facebook.
APIA, SAMOA 03 MAY 2021: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an explanation of where the 198 Chinese workers who arrived four days ago will work in Samoa.
The group arrived on Thursday 29 April, on the charter flight arranged by the China Harbour Engineering Company, in collaboration with the Embassy of China.
The MFA release said the charter was to bring the company’s workers for the ADB funded Apia Port Safety project, the new Chinese embassy and the Police academy.
The Forensic pathologist team will assist the courts and Ministry of Police in expediting the conclusion of outstanding cases requiring forensic analyses and subsequent release of bodies for burial.
The flight also brought in technical experts for a number of other development projects for Samoa as follows:
| Project | Number of Personnel | Counterpart Ministry |
| 1. Construction of the new Embassy | 56 | Embassy |
| 2. Arts and Culture Centre Malifa – Friendship Park | 16 | MESC |
| 3. TA Sports Centre | 5 | SSFA |
| 4. Rotational Medical Team | 8 | MoH |
| 5. Forensic pathologists team | 8 | MJCA/Police/AGO |
| 6. Construction Police Academy | 6 | Police |
| 7. Agricultural Technical Aid Project | 12 | MAF |
| 8. Apia Port safety project | 34 | SPA |
| 9. EPC engineers | 2 | EPC |
| 10. Private sector returning businessmen | 49 | Private sector |
| 11. Diplomatic staff 12. Interim Head WHO |
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