On October 30, 2026, local time, the signing ceremony for site handover of the construction and equipping works for two projects--the new headquarters building of the National Criminal Investigation Service (Serviço de Investigação Criminal, SIC) and the General Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior-- was held in a solemn manner adjacent to the Higher Police and Criminal Sciences Institute (ISCPC) in Luanda. Manuel Gomes da Conceição Homem, Minister of the Interior of Angola, attended and presided over the ceremony.

Handover and Signing Ceremony Site

The new SIC headquarters building project was undertaken by Sichuan Jinfa under the Group’s construction segment. SongZhuoya, Group CEO and General Manager of the Africa Business Division, attended the signing ceremony. On behalf of the Group, he jointly signed the site handover certificate with the owner's representatives and Dar,the project supervision company. The signing marked the successful completion of the preliminary site handover and the official commencement of construction for the new SIC headquarters building.

Rendering of SIC Headquarters

Night View of SIC Project

At the ceremony,Angola's Minister of the Interior stated in his remarks that the launch of the two key infrastructure projects constitutes a strategic initiative of the Ministry of the Interior to meet the development needs of its affiliated institutions and push forward the infrastructure modernization.The projects carry significance for strengthening the country's internal governance and public security service capacities.

The new SIC headquarters building project ranks among the priorities of the Angolan government, designed to provide the criminal police with upgraded hardware and technical infrastructure. Upon completed, the project will comprehensively enhance the criminal police’s professional capacities in crime prevention, criminal investigation, criminal intelligence gathering and crime combating.As a key milestone in the ongoing modernization of criminal investigation services,the new headquarters will enable centralized resource allocation once completion and further raise the efficiency and professionalism of criminal investigation operations across Angola. Previously, in September 2025, the institution took over ancillary facilities constructed by the Group's construction segment in Cacuaco, which greatly improved its office conditions.

The overseas project team will take this signing ceremony as a new starting point. It will implement meticulous organization, scientific management and safe construction, advance the project in strict accordance with high standards, and ensure high-quality and efficient contract execution. Through solid work and tangible outcomes, the team will deliver a model project for China-Angola cooperation.

Looking ahead, the Group will actively mobilize and coordinate its overseas business resources, supported by an action-oriented management team. Drawing on its extensive overseas project experience and adhering to the construction management philosophy of pursuing excellence, the Group will keep delivering high-quality projects to forge and elevate its overseas brand image. Taking the Angolan market as an important pivot, the Group will steadily expand its overseas business footprint, showing greater dedication and making greater achievements in advancing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and practical China-Angola cooperation.