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SHING KWAN GROUP
Property Development

The World Trade Centre in Colombo is owned, developed and managed by Overseas Realty (Ceylon) Ltd, a subsidiary of the Shing Kwan Group of Companies. It is the single largest Singaporean investment in Sri Lanka. Located in the heart of Colombo's business district the 39 storey twin towers cover 750,000 sq.ft. of prime office, retail and commercial space. With a total height of 500 feet, the World Trade Centre is the tallest building in the entire South Asian Region. Headed by the well known Singaporean entrepreneur Mr S P Tao, the Shing Kwan Group has invested US$ 83.6 million as a 85% permanent workforce of 180 are engaged in management and administration while a further 200 persons find part-time indirect employment in the day-to-day maintenance work of the building. Mr Tao's personal faith in Sri Lanka has resulted in the Group exploring the feasibility of undertaking further property development projects.

SINGAPORE INFORMATICS
Computer Training

Singapore Informatics is a subsidiary of Informatics Holding Ltd., one of the largest computer training organisations in Asia. The company, which has 189 branches in 23 countries, started its Colombo operations in December 1994. The institute conducts courses leading upto Certificate, Diploma, Dual Diploma and Advanced Diploma levels. Certificates for the latter two courses are jointly issued by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate/NCC and the University of Oxford/Delegacy of Local Examination/NCC of UK, respectively with a pass rate of between 80 percent to 95 percent the Colombo branch of Singapore Informatics has continuously maintained excellent results.

PICO GROUP
Convention Centre

The PICO Group's Sri Lanka subsidiary, Intertrade Lanka Management (Private) Ltd, was established in 1994 with an investment of US$ 2 Mn to promote Sri Lanka as a regional centre for conventions and exhibitions. With this in mind, Inertrade constructed an unique custom-built exhibition centre - the Sri Lanka Exhibition & Convention Centre in the heart of Colombo city, with facilities for hosting many areas of activity and accommodating a large number of exhibitors and visitors. This totally column - free layout of the Centre, coupled with easy accessibility to the commercial and financial district, sea port and central transportation hub makes it an ideal venue for large exhibitors and conventions. Intertrade has successfully promoted the exhibition concept over the past few years, hosting a number of major exhibitions and fairs, both at local and international level. The company also provides a fully integrated service of venue, logistics and event management and also assists in stall/booth construction, installation and design.

PRIMA LTD
Flour Milling

Prima Ltd, pioneer of Singapore's first flour mill in the early 1960's also pioneered Sri Lanka's first Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) project in 1977. The site of the Sri Lanka mill - which was to become the world's largest integrated flour milling complex - was Trincomalee, on Sri Lanka's North-Eastern coast. Chosen for its excellent natural deep water harbour, which can handle grain carrier ships as large as 150,000 metric tons, Trincomalee and its residents rose to the occasion, resulting in the Prima Ceylon Ltd factory being completed four months ahead of schedule. The complex has a milling capacity of 3,400 Mt of wheat per day and is completely self sustained. Besides bunkering service to vessels, it has facilities to vessels for loading and unloading grain/flour direct from ships docking at the company's wharf/jetty, a complete distribution network for flour by rail, road and ship from the complex and residences, a club house, clinic and other amenities for its employees. The company which has 2 local subsidiaries, has an investment of US$ 50 Mn.

CEYLON GRAIN ELEVATORS LTD
Flour Milling/Transhipment

Ceylon Grain Elevators Ltd, a subsidiary of Prima Ltd was incorporated in 1982 with flour milling and transhipment as its two main activities and an investment of US$ 34 Mn. Transhipment business commenced in November 1984 at South Asia's transhipment hub port of Colombo. Equipped with an unloading tower of 300 MT per hour capacity, 6 high-speed packers and the extensive use of conveyors, transhipment operations can turn around a vessel of 30,000 MT in less than 2 weeks. The feed mill with a capacity of 30 MT/hour, commissioned at the end of 1984, produces high quality formulated feed for the local poultry industry and is presently the most widely used feed in the industry. The company has also popularised more scientific methods of feeding, disease control and farm management and has encouraged and assisted farmers in the cultivation of feed grain such as maize. The company has also commenced a programme of providing quality day-old chicks to the local market and maintains an up-to-date diagnostics veterinary laboratory.