Government to transform Sihanoukville to be a second Shenzhen

The Royal Government of Cambodia has confirmed its plan to transform Sihanoukville into an industrial city with special economic zones and manufacturing for exports, similar to the Shenzhen industrial city of China.

Speaking at the Public Forum on Macroeconomic Management and Budget Law for 2020 on 6 February, H.E. Vongsey Visoth said that the government has been and is currently dealing with under-regulated construction projects, upgrading the infrastructure, and stopping the online gaming in the city.

Besides these initiatives, the government also intends to turn this seaside resort into a multi-purposed city with the capacity to produce more value-added products for Cambodian exports.

“If we want to change Sihanoukville like Shenzhen city in China, it cannot be just a casino. It is an industrial city with services, technology and tourism,” H.E. Vongsey Visoth said.

According to H.E. Vongsey Visoth, the Chinese urbanisation team who had planned the Shenzhen city master plan is currently studying the master plan for Sihanoukville.

Sihanoukville has recently transformed from a port, fishing and tourism city into a city full of investment, including hotels, apartments, and shopping malls among other development, most of which are the result of Chinese investment.

At a meeting with Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen last week in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China is ready to mobilise Chinese investors and tourists to Cambodia.

Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Shenzhen, China
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