Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- A master plan for developing industries around Sri Lanka's southern Hambantota Port is on the horizon, says Ravindra Jayawickrema, CEO of Hambantota International Port Services (HIPS) which is a subsidiary of port operator Hambantota International Ports Group (HIPG). Jayawickrema told Xinhua in an interview that a master plan for industries, undertaken by an international group of companies who are competent in the field, has almost been finalized."What is being envisaged is to allocate a certain area of land within the port for various light, heavy and food industries," he said.
Once the plan is finalized, the port operator HIPG will go to the market to entice investors to set up export-oriented manufacturing to take...