Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
The government has decided to develop Bokor National Park into a futuristic and historic tourism city, a sub-decree on the introduction of the master plan for Bokor town’s development said.
The area will be connected to the Kingdom’s southern coastal tourism corridor.
The project will develop the Bokor area into a smart city which will serve as a historical preservation site, with commercial and residential zones, according to the sub-decree.
Land in the development blueprint is divided into nine zones, including residential, commercial, multi-use, transport, tourism, public administration, public space, green space, cultural and religious, and technical infrastructure.
The sub-decree was signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on June 28 and obtained by The Post on Monday.
Seng Lot, a spokesman for the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, which oversees the project, declined to comment on Monday.
Kampot provincial governor Cheav Tay said after the contents of the project’s master plan are official, buildings and infrastructure will be constructed in Bokor National Park as part of the first phase.
“In the future, buildings will be constructed. People will come to live in them and then we will have an administrative area,” he said.
The Bokor National Park covers 154,454ha of land, of which the project will cover 27,943ha, said the sub-decree.
The development plan can be adjusted every five years in response to the Kingdom’s socio-economic development, the sub-decree said.
The plan’s vision is to orient sustainable development in response to current and future population growth, land-use demand and housing development.
It guarantees the protection of land resources, underground resources, ecosystems, environment and other natural resources, especially the conservation of regional history.
Ref: Property Report
