Gov’t Gives Green Light to Hong Kong-SHV Submarine Fibre Optic Cable Project

• 14 February 2022
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An inter-ministerial working group has given the green light to the construction of the Hong Kong-Sihanoukville submarine optical cable system, pitching 323.5 km into the Cambodian sea.

This approval was made at an inter-ministerial meeting led by the Ministry of Environment to review the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report for the project.

The project also includes the construction of an optical cable landing station in Koki village, Bit Trang commune, Prey Nob district.

Despite giving the greenlight, the inter-ministerial body did ask the construction company to reduce the impact on marine biodiversity as much as possible when digging on the seabed.

The inter-ministerial group also asked the construction company to prepare a solid and liquid waste management plan in accordance with the technical specifications and must study carefully the coral system in the area.

The Hong Kong-Sihanoukville submarine fibre optic cable project is under the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. CRCC Harbor & Channel Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd is the contracted construction firm and Creative Green Research Co., Ltd is a consultation firm.

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