Construction at Administrative Capital to be completed in 3.5 years: CSCEC

CAIRO - 14 Aug 2018: The Vice President of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) Zheng Xueyuan stressed on Monday that all construction works of Egypt’s New Administrative Capital are scheduled to be complete within three-and-a-half years.

Xueyuan added to Xinhua News Agency that the project aims to provide thousands of jobs and stimulate the Egyptian economy, while the Egyptian government institutions are scheduled to move to the new capital during the second half of 2019. The project reflects the depth of Egyptian-Chinese relations.

“The center will feature a 345-meter of skyscraper, which will be the tallest building in Africa. It will also include 12 shopping malls, 5 residential buildings and 2 hotels,” Xinhua News Agency said.

Wang Xiangming, head of CSCEC, thanked the Prime Minister during his meeting one week ago."I want to assure you that we will implement this project according to our agreement,” he said.

“We will try to implement the two phases in the shortest possible time in the best way to work, and we will provide all the resources of the company to speed the implementation of the project with high quality,” he added.