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Koh Kong Province

Published: 2012 Feb 08

1. Provincial Government Policies for Investment Promotion

1) Special features or strong points of the Province in terms of the investment

Location: Koh Kong is situated on the southwest of the country and bordering with Preah Sihanouk Province, Kampong Speu Province, and Gulf of Thailand. It divides to 6 districts and 1 Municipality.
Natural resources: fertile land, sea, rivers, canals and waterfalls
Transportation: roads and waterways
International border gates

2) Investment opportunities or potential sector

Agricultural sector: Fisheries, Rice and Forestry Products
Industrial sector: sugar factory, and automobile assembly
Tourism Development: Islands & Eco-tourism

2. Overview of the Province

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2	Numbers
Land	Total area of the Province (*1)		10,045.58 Km²
	Rainfall(*4)	(2010)	3853.7 mm/year
	Projected population in 2011 (*1)		133,047 persons
	Projected Population density in 2011 (*1)		12 persons /km²
	Growth rate (*1)	1998-2008	0.12% p.a.
	Sex in percentage(*1)	Total: 117,481 Males: 59,327 Females: 58,154	Male: 50.5 % Female: 49.5 %
	Labor force (*1)	Number of work force	69,803
		Workforce by age	15-19 years: 14,444 20-29 years: 21,473 30-39 years: 13,578 40-49 years: 13,509 50-59 years: 6,799
		Workforce by sex	Male: 35,427 Female: 34,376
Education	Number of schools(*2)	Elementary schools	76
		Junior high schools	18
		Senior high schools	06
		University & Colleges	1
		Professional training centers	4
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	Senior high schools	N/A
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	University & Colleges	172
Establishment	Number of establishments(*3)	Total number	5,014 estab.
		Numbers by size – 1-10 (persons) – 11- 50 – 51-100 – 101 or more	4,945 64 3 2
		Per population	37.7 estab. / 1,000 persons
		Per area	0.4 estab./ Km²
	Number of population per establishment(*3)		26.5 persons/ estab.
	Household per establishment(*3)		5.5 households/ estab.

3. Investment Environment

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2	Numbers/Description
*Electricity (2)**	Supply amount and their tariffs – EDC / -　IPP		MW Riel MW Riel
	China Huadian Hong Kong Company (Stung Reusei Chhrum, Mondolseima district)		338 MW (Completed 30% of construction stage)
	Cambodia Tatay Hydropower Limited (Stung Tatay, Thmorbang district)		246 MW (Completed 20% of construction stage)
	CETIC (Kirirom3, Sre-ambil district)		18 MW (Completed 20% of construction stage)
	3 Stung Metik Hydropowers (Stung Metik）		-Upper Stream 30 MW -Middle Stream 80 MW -Lower Stream 110 MW
	L Y P Group Co., Ltd (Bakklorng commune, Mondolseima district)		16 MW (Purchased from Thailand) Supply to Koh Kong families of about 4,366
Water (:2)	Supply amount/ tariffs		N/A
	L Y P Group Co., Ltd Bakklong Commune, MondolSeima District		Capacity: 59,506 m³ Consumption: N/A Tariff/m³: N/A
	Hong Mom(Thmor Sar commune, Botomsakor District)		Capacity: 880 m³ Consumption: 790 m³ Tariff/m³: 4,000 Riel/m³
	Seang Eon (Andongtik commune, Botomsakor District)		Capacity: 290 m³ Consumption: 240 m³ Tariff/m³: 4,000 Riel/m³
	A.C.C (Beongpriv commune, Sre-ambil district)		Capacity: 8,300 m³ Consumption: 8,000 m³ Tariff/m³: 2,000 Riel/m³
*Transportation(9)**	Type of Transportation available	Car/ Truck Bus Ship/ Passenger boats
*Road(2)**	1- digit national roads			N/A Km
	2- digit national roads			N/A Km
	Provincial roads			N/A Km
	Rural roads			N/A Km
	Total length			N/A Km
*Rail road(2)**	Total length	None
*Airport(7) (9)*	Destination and frequency of scheduled services	Koh Kong Airport (7) Unpaved, No regular flights (9)
Dry port/Sea port/River port	Destination and frequency of scheduled services, port charges			N/A
International Check-point	Name and location	Cham Yeam (Boarder with Thailand) in Mondul Seima District
Telecommunication	Number of subscribers	Fixed Mobile		158 lines(subscribers) N/A lines
	Internet access	Name of Providers		60 Internet access shops
	Tariffs	Fixed 0.06USD/mn (same-line) 0.08USD/mn (cross-line) 0.04-0.26USD/mn overseas calls
Real Estate	Koh Kong provincial master plan to determine the residential areas and heavy, medium and light industry has been almost completed (85%).
	Defined zone for factory and housing development (Including SEZ)	Name, space, progress of development, equipped infrastructure of SEZ or industrial zone, etc.		Neang Kok Koh Kong SEZ Total area : 336.24ha Krisakor SEZ Total area: 2,200.65ha
	Land price	Commercial Land Residential land Development Land		Ministry of Economy and Finance has determined the value of land for tax collection purpose, in Khemarak Phumin City, the land price is ranging from USD25-350 per m2. In other districts beside Khemarak Phumin City, the land price has not yet determined.
	Rents of factories			N/A USD/m2
	Rents of warehouses			N/A USD/m2
	Rents of offices			N/A USD/m2
Financial Institutions	Number of branches of financial institutions	Commercial bank (3) – Canadia Bank (under construction) – Acleda Bank – Cambodia Public Bank (under construction)
		Specialized bank (0) None
		Microfinance institutions (4) – Amret Microfinance Institutions – Hettha Kaksekar Institutions – Angkor Microheranhvatho Kampuchea – Prasac Microfinance Institution-
		Other institutions (0)
	Availability of international monetary remittance	Yes (3 commercial banks)
Living Environment	Availability of houses/apartment on international standard and their rents			N/A USD/month
	Availability of international cuisine (*10)	Type of cuisine available		-Thai Restaurant (2) -Asian Restaurant (1) -Western & international Restaurant (1) -Seafood Restaurant (1) -Banquet Catering (1) -Café & Coffee shop (1) -Bars & Pubs (1) -Seafood-Retailer & wholesalers (1)
		Number of restaurants which serve international cuisine
	Medical facilities	Number of hospital and health care center (clinic)		Hospital: 1 Health Center: 11
		Standard of medical service or Treatment capability		N/A
	International school	Names & Addresses of the schools

4. Approved QIP by Provinces-Municipalities Investment Sub-committees (PMIS) under Sub-Decree No. 17 ANK/BK on the Establishment of the Sub-Committee on Investment of the Provinces-Municipalities

No.	Company Name	Share	Registered Capital	Investment Capital	Number of Employee	Application Date	Approval Date
1	Cammafra	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	Greenrich Group Co., Ltd	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	Koh Kong Plantation Co., Ltd	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Koh Kong Sugar Industry Co., Ltd	–	–	–	–	–	–

5. Industries (*2)

Current Major Industries and Promoted Industries

(1) Current Major Industries	Sugar factory (1), Clean Water (1), Hydropower Plants (4), Garment and food processing factory.
(2) Priority Industries to be Promoted	Food processing Eco-Tourism
(3) Reasons or Promotional Measures for (2) (*15)	– Food processing industries targeted to supply domestic market. – Tourism industries in particular eco-tourism utilizing coastline and national parks in forest area, which is expected to contribute to poverty reduction.
(4) Issues to be solved	How to improve product quality How to develop domestic market & export

6. Agriculture

Agricultural land and cultivated area: (*4)

Name of Crop	Cultivated area(Ha)	Yield(Ton/Ha)	Total Production amount (ton)
Rice	9,057	2.614	23,679
Subsidiary and industrial crops	312	–	2,939
Fruit and permanent crops	6,959	–	–
Total	16,328	–	–

Irrigation area: (*2)

Dam :	98 places
Irrigation:	199 lines = 670,254m
Sub-irrigation:	85 lines = 402,666m

Production amount of crops: Rice, fruits, vegetable, etc.

Type of Crop	Cultivated Area (ha)	Production Amount (Ton)
Subsidiary and industrial crops	312	2,939
– Maize	62	311
– Cassava	50	1,009
– Sweet Potato	19	136
– Vegetables	143	571
Fruits and permanent crops	6,959	N/A
– Banana	1,340	N/A
– Cashew	1,642	N/A
– Oil palm	88	N/A
– Coconut	1,160	N/A
– Longan	45	N/A
– Mango	561	N/A
– Milk fruit	15	N/A
– Sapodilla	19	N/A
– Durian	282	N/A
– Jackfruit	696	N/A
– Custard apple	66	N/A
– Orange	153	N/A
– Coffee	49	N/A
– Rambutan	335	N/A
– Guava	116	N/A
– Pineapple	201	N/A
– Black pepper	191	N/A
– Palm tree (trees)	157,000 (trees)	N/A

Provincial specialized fruit and product, (e.g.: one village one product)( *2)

– Banana wine is produced at Thmor Baing District.

Number of concession and concession land area: (*13)

No.	Company name	Use	Land area (ha)
1)	Koh Kong Plantation Company Limited	Plantation of agro-industry (Sugar cane)	9,400
2)	Koh Kong Sugar Company Limited	Plantation of agro-industry (Sugar cane)	9,700
3)	The Green Rich Co., Ltd.	Oil palms, fruit trees and acacia	19,421
4)	Camagra Co., Ltd.	N/A	3,316
Total			41,837

Types of soil in the Province: (*2)

– Sand (Koh Kong District)

– Black & Red soil (Thmarbaing District)

7. Forestry & Mining (*2)

Forestry area: N/A
Wildlife sanctuary and protected area: N/A
Main minerals production and mining area : Not yet explore

8. Fishery

Fishery production amount: Saltwater fish, Freshwater fish (*4)

Type of Fish	Name of Fish	Production Amount
Saltwater fish	N/A	34,600 tons
Freshwater fish	N/A	11,000 tons

Aquaculture Productions(*4):

(Unit: Fish: Ton, Fingerling Thousand Heads, Crocodile: Heads)

Type of Product	Production Amount (ton)
Inland fish	58
Shrimp	44
Crab	2
Mollusk	463
Blood cockle	378
Marin Fish	350
Total	1,295
Fingerling	400

9. Rubber (*2)

Rubber plantation area: 436.1 ha
Production amount of rubber: N/A

10. Tourism

Historical/cultural area (*2):

– Khun Chhang Khun Phen: this is a 4-meter high stupa built on a rock close to the shore. This historical place is used by local people on festival days

– Wat Jotanakgnean Temple

– Thmar Baign Historical site

Eco-tourism area (*2) (*9):

– Cardamom Mountains (*9)

– Mangrove forest (*9)

– Waterfall (*2) (*9): Tah Tai Leu, Koh Paor, E91, Chhay Khpous, Or Mlou,

Ta Man, Veal Product, Chhay Areong waterfall

New found area which potential for tourist (*2):

– Coral reef & fauna and flora can be found on the islands and coastal areas of the province.

– 100 pillars temple in Tah Tai

– Rocky well in Phnom Leav

Hotel/guest house: Number of rooms and room charge (*10)

Type of Hotel	Number of Rooms	Room Charges (per night)
5 stars	6 hotels (735 rooms)	USD20- USD50 / USD60-USD2,500
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
No star
Guest House	19 ( 370 rooms)	USD10-USD30