Koh Rong airport plans foggy

5 April 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
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Plans are in place for a new $10 million international airport on Koh Rong island, but questions remain as to when construction would commence and when funding would be available. Designs for the roughly 7,200-square-metre airport terminal, which will consist of Khmer- and resort-style architecture, were completed two years ago, said Edward Billson, managing director of MAP Architects, a Hong Kong-based firm that is handling Koh Rong’s master plan. … The airport is part of the first phase of Koh Rong’s development plans, which also includes establishing luxury resorts. With 28 beaches, Koh Rong has been billed as Asia’s next big island destination. … Royal Group was granted a 99-year lease in 2008 from the government to develop the 78-square-kilometre island, along with its partner, Hong Kong real estate company Millennium Group. …

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