(Photo: lk.china-embassy.org)

Colombo (People's Daily) - A handover ceremony for security equipment worth LKR 765 million under the emergency humanitarian aid donated from the Chinese government to the Sri Lankan government was held Friday in Colombo.

Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena attended the ceremony.

In response to the request of the Sri Lankan government after the April 21 attacks, the Chinese government agreed to provide security equipment and help Sri Lanka fight terrorism, and to enhance Sri Lankan people's safety.

The emergency equipment includes 500 hand-held metal detectors, 25 walk-through safety inspection gates, 50 X-ray security inspection systems, 25 hand-held vehicle scanners, 3 explosive detectors, and 3 explosives and narcotics trace detectors. Besides the equipment, China will also send a technical team to Sri Lanka to help in the installation of the equipment and training.