via Phnom Penh Post, 26 December 2019: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen calls for the preservation of buildings older than 50 years old, in response to plans by the Battambang provincial government to demolish a colonial-period bridge.
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Thursday that buildings over 50 years old must be preserved for future generations and called for a French colonial-era bridge in Battambang to be saved from demolition.
He made the remarks at the graduation ceremony for 2,790 Royal University of Law and Economics students at the National Institute of Education on Thursday.
“It was a surprise that there were plans to demolish the French colonial-era bridge in Battambang. It was big on social media. I would like to state that we must try to preserve what has been standing for more than 50 years.
“This is an achievement, so why should they be demolished? We must try to preserve and repair such buildings, and do whatever we can to save them,” Hun Sen said.
Source: PM: Preserve buildings more than 50 years old | Phnom Penh Post