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Chinese Government provides RMB 100 million grant for Police Academy Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#65332)

¥100M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Samoa
Country	Samoa
Start Date	Oct 12, 2016
End Date	Oct 21, 2029
Duration	4,757 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`68473`

Grant Description

In January 2016, the Chinese Government provided a grant worth RMB 100 million ($15 million) to the Government of Samoa for the Police Academy Construction Project.

The grant proceeds were at least partially drawn from an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) that the two governments signed on October 12, 2016 (as captured via Record ID#65332).

The purpose of the project is to construct a police academy in Tafaigata (where an old prison was located) and thereby raise the standards of policing in Samoa. The academy will include a driving track course, sports field, classrooms, among other facilities. The design specification plan for the project was revealed in 2018 in Shanghai.

Then, on June 26, 2018, a project implementation agreement was signed by the CEO of Samoa’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Construction was originally scheduled to commence in May 2019. However, the project implementation start date was later pushed back to March 2021.

Then, in June 2022, a Samoan Government Minister explained that the delay in project implementation was due to New Zealand banning flights from China.

One month later, in July 2022, the Government of Samoa announced that project implementation would begin as soon as 100 workers from China arrived at the project site in Tafaigata.

Construction for the project finally began on October 25, 2022, with a groundbreaking ceremony held on the site at Tafa'igata. The Police Academy was later opened on August 23, 2024.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Samoa Police Academy Project. The Chinese project title is 援萨摩亚警察学院项目 or 萨摩亚警察学院项目 or 警察学院.
According to the Government of Samoa's Approved [Budget] Estimates for 2019-20, the estimated foreign aid utilization for the Samoa Police Academy Project amounted to 17,283,951 USD during the 2018-19 financial year and decreased to 15,517,047.42 USD during the 2019-20 financial year (See: p. 22 of pdf). According to the Government of Samoa's First Supplementary [Budget] Estimates for 2018-19, the counterpart costs (expenditures by the Samoan Government) for this project amounted to 350,000 USD (See: p. 22 of pdf). The counterpart costs decreased to 100,000 USD in 2019-20 (See: 2019-20 First Supplementary Estimates, p. 13 of pdf). The Samoan Parliament reportedly included 158,073 USD in funding to assist with the Police Academy in 2020.

📚 Sources & References

2018-19 First Supplementary Estimates of Receipts and Payments of the Government of Samoa for the Year Ending 30 June 2019, 2019-20 First Supplementary Estimates of Receipts and Payments of the Government of Samoa for the Year Ending 30 June 2020
Samoa Police Academy
Samoa to build regional Police Academy center
China To Build New Police Academy In Samoa, 2021 PARLIAMENTARY SITTING SUMMARY
MFAT-AR-FY18-19-ENG-final-100220
China provides assistance for police academy
Samoa-China agreement signed
Approved Estimates of Receipts and Payments of the Government of Samoa for the Financial Year Ending 30th June 2020
Samoa receives Chinese grant for police academy
Construction of Police Academy set for the end of year
Samoa to build regional Police Academy centre
Annual Report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the period of 1st July 2017 to 30th June 2018
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SAMOA APPROVED ESTIMATES OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SAMOA FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 30th JUNE 2023
Police academy project to start after 100 workers arrive
Police academy project to start after 100 workers arrive
我院承担商务部援萨摩亚警察学院岩土工程勘察项目
巢小良大使就中萨建交46周年接受《萨摩亚观察家报》专访
Chinese-funded projects face delays due to pandemic
Samoa PM turns first sod on new Police Academy
Remarks by Ambassador Chao Xiaoliang at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Samoa Police Academy, $33 million Samoa Police Training Academy officially Handed over at Tafaigata, $33MILLION SAMOA POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY OPENS AT TAFAIGATA –August 2024 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.

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