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Port City to light up skies, as it becomes part of Sri Lanka

Celebrating the momentous occasion of adding 269 hectares to the land of Sri Lanka as a valuable extension to the Colombo Central Business District, a commemorative stamp and first day cover is to be issued under the patronage of the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan tomorrow.
(December 7 2019). This event will be followed by a grand fireworks display engineered by a renowned Chinese fireworks team.
Port City Colombo invites all Sri Lankans to gather at the Galle Face Green on Saturday, at 6.30 pm on wards, to witness this memorable evening.
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