Recently, the commencement meeting of the Cambodia Westport-Hong Kong Submarine Optical Cable Project undertaken by China Railway Construction Port and Navigation Bureau was successfully held at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia. Cambodian Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth presided over the meeting and announced the start of the project, marking the official launch of the 2,715-kilometer submarine cable project connecting Hong Kong, China to Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Submarine cable project

According to reports, the Sihanoukville-China Submarine Optical Cable Project is a relay-type submarine optical cable system connecting Hong Kong, China and Sihanoukville Port, Cambodia, including four major parts: submarine optical cable lines, signal transmission, remote power supply and operation support, with a total length of about 2715 kilometers, passing through the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the shallow water area of the South China Sea, the deep water area and the Gulf of Thailand. The Chinese government provides foreign aid preferential loans as the source of funds. The project contract value is about 1.16 billion yuan. The executive agency is the Cambodian Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. The construction period is 36 months. It is listed as a priority development project and is also a cooperation between the Chinese and Cambodian governments. Key projects within the framework.

Project location map

It is understood that Cambodia currently has only two active submarine cables that provide lower bandwidth, which is still far behind the world average. After the implementation of the project, it will effectively bridge this gap, effectively accelerate the construction of Cambodia's digital government, meet the development needs of Cambodia's national information industry, allow enterprises and ordinary people, especially people in remote areas, to obtain cheap and high-quality Internet services, and promote economic development and transformation in Cambodia , Improving the level of social management, promoting employment and productivity development is of great significance.

Cambodia is a country along the Belt and Road and a major member of ASEAN. Promoting the construction of the submarine optical cable system in Sihanoukville, Cambodia - Hong Kong, China, is in line with the common goals of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Four Corners Strategy of Cambodia, and is conducive to building a China-Cambodia diamond six-sided cooperation framework. The high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative has pushed China-Cambodia relations to a new level. Editor/He Yuting