City Gives Lakeside Land Detail
City officials said yesterday that an offer of land to people living near Boeung Kak lake would not force residents to relocate, following concerns about how the city would implement Prime Minister Hun Sen’s order. Villagers won 12.44 hectares of land for on-site housing at the lakeside in an August 11 sub-decree signed by the premier, but the directive did not specify where the land would be located or how it would be divided among residents. Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema announced last week that 756 residents would receive land titles. He also claimed, however, that people living in Village 1 fell outside the project’s area and would not be part of the deal offered by Hun Sen.
