The floating school was built on Tonlé Sap River with a total cost of US$36,000. It will house classes for around 200 students of over 600 overseas Vietnamese households. Teacher Le Thi Tham thanked authorities of Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnamese Embassy for supporting and sponsoring the construction of the school. The embassy took this occasion to present 240 gift packages to overseas Vietnamese children.
Kampong Chhnang is home to over 10,000 Vietnamese expatriates, most of whom live on fishing.
