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| Residents facing eviction from the Boeung Kak lake area protest behind Chinese flags at Phnom Penh’s “Freedom Park” on Wednesday. (Photo by: Pha Lina) |
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| Choeung Sopheap (L) and Lao Meng Khin (R) during a meeting with king Sihamoni |
Khouth Sophakchakrya
The Phnom Penh Post
Villagers from the embattled Boeung Kak lakeside community threatened Wednesday to boycott Chinese products if a Chinese firm reportedly involved in the development project set to displace thousands of lakeside residents does not send a representative to negotiate compensation.
During a gathering Wednesday at the capital’s “Freedom Park” in Daun Penh district, roughly 200 Boeung Kak residents called for talks with Inner Mongolia Erdos Hung Jun Investment Co, a firm that Chinese-language news reports cite as a joint venture partner in the Boeung Kak lake development, along with Cambodian companies linked to ruling party senator Lao Meng Khin.
“We will stop using Chinese products if the Chinese company does not send a representative to negotiate with us,” community representative Ly Mom said Wednesday, as villagers displayed Chinese flags amid their protest signs.
The Chinese reports reveal that Hung Jun’s lake development agreement was signed in July and involves both Shukaku Inc – which is owned by Lao Meng Khin – and the Cambodia International Investment Development Group.
The latter firm also appears to be linked to the senator. According to an undated government investment publication available online, the firm runs a special economic zone in Sihanoukville with Lao Meng Khin listed as the “zone developer”.
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During a gathering Wednesday at the capital’s “Freedom Park” in Daun Penh district, roughly 200 Boeung Kak residents called for talks with Inner Mongolia Erdos Hung Jun Investment Co, a firm that Chinese-language news reports cite as a joint venture partner in the Boeung Kak lake development, along with Cambodian companies linked to ruling party senator Lao Meng Khin.
“We will stop using Chinese products if the Chinese company does not send a representative to negotiate with us,” community representative Ly Mom said Wednesday, as villagers displayed Chinese flags amid their protest signs.
The Chinese reports reveal that Hung Jun’s lake development agreement was signed in July and involves both Shukaku Inc – which is owned by Lao Meng Khin – and the Cambodia International Investment Development Group.
The latter firm also appears to be linked to the senator. According to an undated government investment publication available online, the firm runs a special economic zone in Sihanoukville with Lao Meng Khin listed as the “zone developer”.
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