OREANDA-NEWS. October 28, 2014. China's ambassador to Liberia Zhang Yue with his team visited the staff of WISCO Bong Miness Company who still sticked to their post regardless of the Ebola virus.     
 
In the conference room of WISCO Bong Miness Company, Director of WISCO Mineral Resource Management Department and Overseas Mineral Resource Business Department Xiong Xinhai reported the situation how the staff fight against the outbreak of the virus with concerted efforts and simultaneously hold their post to ensure production.

To ensure the production remains unaffected , the company determined to take isolation measures to the Liberian employees who contacted the Ebola virus or got infected. Meanwhile the company hold an emergency meeting with the head of the cooperative unit and each branch company of Bong Mines , requiring that each unit should stength entrance guard and remain on high alert for outbreaks of the virus and faithfully perform the prevention and control measures such as body temperature measurement, hand washing, disinfection in public places,etc.and that leaders at all levels should fulfill their responsibilities to ensure that no staff could get infected.

The strict precautionary measures and political discipline lay a solid foundation for high yield. In September, the Bong Mines has achieved high output and high quality since it was put into production. Currently, the Bong Mines is carrying out two technical revamps, including vanner and heavy-oil power generation at power station. After these two technical revamps is put into production on 20th of this month, the output and quality of iron ore concentrate will be further improved, the cost of production will be reduced and the comprehensive benefits will be enhanced efficiently.

After the briefing, Zhang Yue said, when the scourge of Ebola hit the country hardest, some of enterprises withdrew their employees and stopped production, but you still insisted on production which gives the best support to Liberia government who fights against Ebola and makes a good example for all of China-invested enterprises in Africa. Zhang Yue conveyed gratitude from Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, to Bong Mines who insisted on production, delivered oil, food, doctor and medicine to residents and helped them to resist Ebola and provided assistance when Ebola attacked the economy of Liberia seriously.

Zhang Yue said, as “No.1”project of two governments between Liberia and China, Bong Mines is not only the largest economic and trade cooperative project, but also the important component of economic diplomacy between two countries. The president of Liberia requested repeatedly not to stop the production and promised to supply Bong Mines with the best supports. Therefore, the continuous production of Bong Mines shows great political significance. The next step is to continue to implement perfect and effective precautionary measures to ensure none of Chinese to get infected.