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Work begins on communal house for Vietnamese-Cambodians in Kampot

A ground-breaking ceremony for a communal house for Vietnamese-Cambodian people was held in Cambodia’s Kampot city on January 27.
Work begins on communal house for Vietnamese-Cambodians in Kampot ảnh 1Chairman of the Khmer-Vietnamese Association in Kampot Chuon Seiha speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - A ground-breaking ceremony for acommunal house for Vietnamese-Cambodian people was held in Cambodia’s Kampotcity on January 27.

The house will be built on an area of 750 sq m, which was acquired in2014 with assistance from Vietnam’s Kien Giang province in the Mekong Delta.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Preah Sihanouk province andauthorities in Kampot raised about 250,000 USD to support the construction ofthe communal house and the holding of Vietnamese-Khmer language classes.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Khmer-Vietnamese Association inKampot Chuon Seiha said that since its establishment in 2003, the associationhas worked to bolster solidarity among Vietnamese-Cambodians and link withother organisations.

Construction is to be completed in April, he added.

For his part, Vietnamese Consul General in Preah Sihanouk Vu Ngoc Lyspoke highly of the efforts of Vietnamese-Cambodian people in Kampot andCambodia at large in surmounting the difficulties and challenges in 2020.

He noted that the building of the communal house will help ease the burdenon local people and strengthen their bonds, thereby affirming their position inthe country.
Work begins on communal house for Vietnamese-Cambodians in Kampot ảnh 2Disadvantaged people receive assistance (Photo: VNA)
On the same day, the Vietnamese General Consulate in Preah Sihanoukpresented 50 gift sets of 15 kg of rice each to disadvantaged families inKampot, to help them enjoy the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Hundreds of Vietnamese-Cambodians have joined Vietnamese-Khmer languageclasses arranged by Kampot authorities since 2008./.
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