On April 22, 2022, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Menasseh Sogavare and Chinese Ambassador to Solomon Islands Li Ming jointly attended the handover ceremony of the practice track and football field for the 2023 Pacific Games stadium project in Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Development Menasi Melanga, as well as the cabinet ministers, members of parliament, mayor of Honiara, members of the Games Organizing Committee, athletes, religious circles, overseas Chinese and Chinese-funded enterprises, etc. Representatives are present.

Menassi Sogavare said in his speech that the handover ceremony of the stadium runway is another important milestone for the government to accelerate the preparation of the 2023 Pacific Games. Thank you to the Chinese government and people for supporting the Games and providing valuable assistance for the prevention and control of the epidemic and the construction of the country. Thanks to the builders of China Civil Engineering for overcoming various difficulties and completing the project construction with high quality. It is hoped that the athletes will make full use of the running track and other facilities to improve their competitive level and prepare for the competition.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Menasi Sogavare delivers a speech

Li Ming said that with the joint efforts of both China and Solomon Islands, the training track project of China-aided sports venues has been successfully completed and handed over to the government and people of Solomon Islands. This is the first modern runway of international standard in the history of Solomon Islands, and will provide daily track and field for the athletes of Solomon Islands. Training and participation in various competitions play an important role in helping the Solomon Islands government and people to successfully host the 2023 Pacific Games.

Chinese Ambassador to Solomon Islands Li Ming delivering a speech

After the ceremony, Menasi Sogavare visited the runway with great interest and listened carefully to the introduction of the runway construction by the project construction technical team. The Organizing Committee of the Solomon Islands Pacific Games invited the athlete representatives to conduct a 100-meter test run on the track, and guests and people from all walks of life responded with warm applause. Local artists carefully crafted traditional paintings on the outer walls of the track to show the athletes' competitive style.

The 2023 Pacific Games stadium project in Solomon Islands is the first large-scale complete project of economic and technical cooperation between China and Solomon Islands after the establishment of diplomatic relations. Another major foreign aid project. The project is located in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. The construction includes a 10,000-seat main stadium, a water center, a tennis court and supporting tennis center, a public dining area, a multi-purpose hall, a practice track, a football field, and a hockey field. After completion, in addition to meeting the needs of hosting the 2023 Pacific Games, it can also undertake a variety of sports and social activities, which is of great positive significance to improving the sports and cultural level of the Solomon Islands people, and will effectively enhance the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific region. attractiveness and competitiveness to drive local economic development.

Since winning the bid for this project, China Civil Engineering has fully overcome many difficulties, made every effort to promote the project construction, completed the practice track and football field with high quality and high efficiency and passed the acceptance. China Civil Engineering will take this node as an opportunity to continue to carry forward the enterprise spirit of diligence, integrity and tenacity, go all out to organize the follow-up construction work of the project, create a new benchmark for foreign aid projects in the new era, and contribute more to deepening the friendly cooperation between China and Solomon Islands. . Editor/He Yuting