Phnom Penh’s Olympic Stadium Won’t Be Affected By City Development
June 21, 2012
A Canadia Bank Overseas Cambodian Investment Corp.(OCIC) official said, despite rumors, Phnom Penh’s “iconic Olympic Stadium would not be lost to the city’s rapid development.”
The official was responding to questions about an online campaign launched to oppose the rumored construction plan.
OCIC site engineer Meng Chamroeun said his company “would not cause any damage to Cambodian sporting heritage.”Meng said the OCIC was interested only in enhancing the “beauty of the stadium.”
Meng also said he couldn’t promise other companies would attempt to develop the site in the future.
The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia building will have a state-of-the-art sports medicine and science centre as well as offices for the Paralympics Committee.{jcomments on}