[…] Infrastructure is very important for a nation. It is a blood vessel. The Royal Government has always given priority to building connected infrastructure. Just like our bodies. Without arteries connecting blood to all parts of the body, some parts of the body may die, some parts of the body may become dysfunctional […] the whole body will duffer. Thus, (1) roads are one of the keys in the former government’s priorities for people, roads, water, and electricity, and (for this legislative term’s RGC,) we are adding digital to the them […] to give a national breath in human-to-human communication […]
Of course, the construction of the Koh Nora bridge and related infrastructures has some special features. The building here is a salvage, a restoration of what is lost, or this is a reclaiming of (eroded soil) […] (2) Not only does it recover from previous landslides, but it also makes it more vibrant. How lively? This place is of the size of more than 100 hectares. In the past, it was raising probably not many lives by farming and fishing, because it was not yet developed. People were earning a moderate income. It will now become a multi-economic activities zone […]
The most meaningful development is when it benefits the general population […] not just for OCIC staff here, not for the people (in the area to travel in and out). It benefits the general population. (4) Real development is to distribute profits to the people. At this stage of construction, we see that up to this time, apart from the infrastructure, […] according to the report of Nak Oknha Pung Kheav Se (the project employs nearly) 2,000 people already […] not long into the future, once built, (the Koh Nora development will) benefit tens of thousands of workers […]
(5) The bridge (of Koh Nora) will facilitate traffic (better). This road is not just for one person to use. It is a public road that facilitates (traffic). (The Mayor of Phnom Penh,) His Excellency Khuong Sreng asked for my permission to let people use the bridge temporarily during the Pchum Ben festivity […] the bridge did facilitate a lot of traffic […]
As far as I know (6) there is here a plan to build one of the tallest buildings in the region, at (a height of) 555 meters […] I hope it will come into shape here. The building will not only be the highest in Cambodia, but also in the region. It means that (on this area of land that) was once submerged and now regained its height, there will soon be a building that signifies the symbol of Cambodia and our economy […] contributing further to the development of the eastern side (of Phnom Penh city) […]
(7) The economy east of the river along National Road 6A has grown significantly (thanks to) the connection of Koh Nora Bridge here, together with some other infrastructure plans that we now have eight bridges built (along the Mekong and Tonle Sap), from Prek Pnov to Prek Samrong Bridge. Three more lines of bridges are in the pipe, the main line will be the Cambodian-Korean Friendship Bridge, the Prek Pra Bridge, which has already finished the negotiation, and may be laying the foundation this year, and the Lower Mekong Bridge at Chak Angre Leu. We hope that these bridges will boost the economy to the eastern area of Phnom Penh in addition to National Road 6A. Along National Road No. 1 there will be (another development), including the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway. The connection will be the arteries of our road and bridges infrastructure that drive economic growth, especially along National Road 1, between Chbar Ampov to the Neak Leung Bridge, where we will see the fruits of the economy and growth in its region […]
In the near future, (8) we will make sure that there will be no gap between those living in Phnom Penh and those living in Kandal and/or other provinces […] in the past, just out of the provincial capital of Kandal, Ta Khmao city, it was quiet. Now, from there to the border, you would recognize it at all. Soon, there will be a new airport there, and the Techo Funan canal, […] thus Phnom Penh will be gradually expanding […] we have expanded to the south, to the north and we are now pushing for further development towards the eastern area (of Phnom Penh) […]
In this phase, (9) with the celebration of additional achievements, we must try to ensure the potential and conditions for development, that is to maintain peace and stability. I hope that with these construction in place, our development will continue to grow especially once the Monivong overpasses is completed […]
In the real estate and construction sector, the Royal Government has introduced a number of supporting measures, in particular, tax incentive policies such as stamp duty, the Royal Government’s punishments on property taxes, land taxes, utility taxes and capital gains taxes for the real estate sector to ease the burden on developers. Hence, (10) we expect the company to help ease the burden on customers with difficulties in way that is or as much as possible. In the past, Samdech Techo has called for a lot of understanding. Please continue to heed that call as much as possible. We have individual difficulties. Both the company and customer ae having difficulties. The Royal Government has done its part in helping indirectly […]
In the real estate sector, some have been raising this issue that the RGC were figuring out the law amendments to allow the right to sell land to foreigners […] while in fact we have favorable conditions on that matter […] and lately, there is a long-term lease in satellite city where foreigners can rent and/or invest. In the past, according to the level of investment, some got their citizenship based on our investment law. In some cases, s/he did not take it. S/he hired a Khmer representative to do it. In addition, s/he sets up a company to represent her/him to register locally […] (11) we also offer a long-term lease of 15 to 50 years. What the Royal Government is doing is not to sell land to foreigners […] it is a long-term lease. The ownership rights remain Cambodia’s […]
(12) We abide by the Constitution, which does not allow foreigners, both legal and physical, to own land in Cambodia. That is, only physical and/or legal entities of Khmer nationality have the right to own land. There have been interpretations for political gain. The introduction of this policy is to stimulate economic growth. We will have more detailed conditions […] we are choosing to apply the win-win methodology […] which is to make the economy work or whose growing result is for the people. We now have 17 million people but sooner or later we will have 20 million […]
(13) Pay attention to the demands and requests to expedite the resolution of the ongoing land crisis. In this work, we follow two mechanisms. First, the mechanism to accelerate the distribution of land titles throughout the country […] we have for instance seven million land titles registered, and we have distributed two million titles already. We still have five million titles to do […]; and second, we have the established mechanisms for the National Authority to resolve disputes out of court, which also addresses some land disputes to help resolve pressure, especially on social injustice […]
[…] (14) Further study on public transport by subway, air system, especially urban expansion. I asked HE Say Sam Al to review and the Ministry of Land Management also prepared a master plan for a new type of city […] where developers must take into account public infrastructure […] paying attention to the fact that if the road in the map is 50 meters, once it is built, it should not be only 15 meters left […] in the future, our people will definitely have a higher standard of living, which means they will look forward to well-being life […]
[…] (15) We will figure out zoning […], especially in any newly developed areas. If the place is considered for residential, please do not place in the zone businesses that might have disturbing effects […] set the zone for business to other places […] (we should do this) not only in the satellite cities but also in village, commune/sangkat […]
The other day, someone suggested that the provincial town of Kandal province should in fact become a part of Phnom Penh capital […] it is not necessary for it to become a part of the territory of Phnom Penh […] (16) the development and/or urbanization mapping/policy is the same for all capitals and provinces so that we can ensure a sustainable development. We see in the satellite city a well-organized development, where people want to live in. We take such a formula and expand our entire city and our administrative area […]