"Keeping Sri Lanka clean is not a one day event but an ongoing project that will require the cooperation of citizens and government authorities," Samaraweera said
The inauguration was attended by dozens of volunteers including local and Chinese Port City employees, school children and families. Some foreign tourists were also seen joining in the project for the first daily clean-up of the year.
Eighteen year-old Sajani Perera, a volunteer, said she had heard about the project through her school and was keen to participate with her friends and family.
"I thought it would be a good deed to participate in an event like this and give back to my country," she said.
Zhang Qian, a new Chinese employee at Port City Colombo said that she had participated in similar activities in China and was happy to do the same in Sri Lanka. Noting the kindness of Sri Lankan people, she said that she was keen to see the country develop.
"There is an old Chinese saying that strength comes from many hands. I'm grateful that our company is bringing people together through this project and I hope there will be more activities like this in the future," said Zhang.
Local fisherman Sriyantha De Silva, who has lived in Mount Lavinia for 30 years said that the beaches in Colombo had become very dirty due to lack of facilities. He noted that the situation had begun to change with the introduction of recycling bins by Port City Colombo in partnership with the government.
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