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Work on Chinese-built airport for Cambodian capital in full swing

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STORY: Work on Chinese-built airport for Cambodian capital in full swing
SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024
DATELINE: March 13, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:13
LOCATION: Phnom Penh
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Chinese-built new Phnom Penh international airport
2. SOUNDBITE (English): EL SETHSOVATHA, Site engineer at Techo International Airport project

STORYLINE:

Some 66.1 percent of the construction work on a Chinese-built new Phnom Penh international airport, officially known as the Techo International Airport, has been completed so far, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Tuesday.

Invested by the Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd, the 1.5-billion-U.S. dollar airport is being constructed by the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd. on an area of 2,600 hectares, about 20 km from the capital Phnom Penh.

It will be capable of handling 13 million passengers a year in the first phase, 30 million passengers in the second phase after 2030, and up to 50 million passengers in 2050 in the third phase.

El Sethsovatha, a Cambodian site engineer, said that working on such a huge project has not only given him invaluable experience, but also made him feel proud for having contributed to the construction of a landmark airport for Cambodia.

SOUNDBITE (English): EL SETHSOVATHA, Site engineer at Techo International Airport project
"I started to work at this airport in July 2020. I think it's more than three and a half years now. I am really proud and really delighted to work here because it is a very big project in Cambodia. I think this gives me a lot of experience to work with different cultures with the Chinese and Cambodian cultures, and they give me a lot of experience and a lot of techniques to work here.
I think this airport is very important to Cambodia because it's one of the biggest, so it can transport a lot of tourists from other countries, and it can also create more jobs for our local people here, and the economy will be rising when this project is finished."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Phnom Penh.
(XHTV)

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