The Chinese Government donated a stock of essential medical equipment and supplies to the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka to be used for assistance to frontline staff involved in the fight against COVID-19.
The medical aid included 270 Protective clothing and shoe covers, 24,000 disposable face masks, 4,800 KN95 face masks, 120 goggles, 500 pairs of disposable gloves & 5 sterile lamps.
The donation was handed over by H.E Qi Zhenhong, The Chinese Ambassador to Capt. Themiya Abeywickrama, Director General of Civil Aviation & Chief Executive Officer on 16th March 2021 at a ceremony held at the Chinese Embassy in Colombo.
Mr. Rayhan Wanniappa, Actg. Deputy Director General (Corporate Affairs), Dr. Bimal Dias, Senior Civil Aviation Inspector (Aero Medicine) along with senior officials of the Chinese Embassy were present on this occasion.
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On 7th December each year, the community engaged in air transport industry commemorates the International Civil Aviation Day which coincides with the birth anniversary of the Convention on International Civil Aviation which is commonly referred to as the ‘Chicago Convention 1944’. In 1996 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that 7 December of each year was to be the International Civil Aviation Day with the purpose of commemorating the anniversary of emergence of the Convention on International Civil Aviation on 7th December 1944 laying the foundation for the establishment of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and also for recognizing the importance air transport industry for the socio economic development of all countries of the world without any distinction.
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