Preah Sihanouk Governor Mang Sineth said Bay of Lights is an important priority project supported and facilitated by the national and provincial governments to ensure smooth implementation and success at each stage.
He spoke at the September 8, 2025 soft opening of the International Finance Center office building within Bay of Lights in Ong village, Ream commune, Kampong Som city, Preah Sihanouk province. Deputy governors, the city governor and department and unit heads attended.
The governor praised Canopy Sands Development’s continuing efforts. He said the project supports tourism, economic appeal and growth and creates jobs for residents and people from other provinces, helping improve livelihoods and reduce poverty. This aligns with phase one of the government’s Pentagonal Strategy for growth, employment, equity, efficiency and sustainability towards Cambodia Vision 2050. He welcomed and congratulated the IFC office building’s soft opening in Preah Sihanouk, the “Rising Star in the Southwest,” an important economic pole and core coastal province whose social development draws on all sectors.
Beyond the special investment promotion programme and efforts to develop the province and Cambodia as a whole, the government is preparing a master plan to develop Preah Sihanouk as a model multipurpose special economic zone.
Integrated urban areas include upscale housing, tourism, commercial and international financial centres. Bay of Lights is an important project aligned with that provincial plan. Industrial and logistics areas would include industrial parks, special economic zones and international gateways, serving as a national logistics hub linked to ASEAN and global markets.
Senior Director of Business Development David Richard Dobson said the IFC office building’s soft opening would drive foreign direct investment into Cambodia and provide a platform comparable with those abroad. It would create extensive job opportunities and bring international skills and services to a development able to compete globally. Success requires patience, planning and continuing unity. He said a clear strategy began two years earlier, transforming empty land into Bay of Lights, which would attract international companies, connect Cambodia more widely to international markets and expand local business opportunities.
Sihanoukville Television. By: Pai Sokhim.
