Kampong Speu provincial authorities are committed to take a big bold step against billboards advertising alcoholic beverages in the province.

The remarks were made by H.E. Yim Sokhom, Chairman of Kampong Speu Provincial Council, at a press conference organised by the Royal Government Spokesperson Unit in Phnom Penh on Jan. 13.

He said that authorities have disseminated and educated the vendors who sell alcohol and advised them to remove the billboards of alcohol ads from public areas.

The authorities vowed to eliminate alcohol ads on billboards in public areas in the whole province to maintain order and safety for the people, he stressed.

The provincial administration also ordered to replace alcohol billboards with those that promote health, said the provincial council chairman.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press