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Kuoch Ky is a Cambodian politician. He belongs to Funcinpec, a royalist political party, and was elected to represent Prey Veng Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003. [1] Kuoch currently serves as the Secretary of State for Commerce [2] and is of Chinese descent, being the son of Chinese immigrants [3] from Jieyang. His real Chinese name: 郭基 (Guo Ji) [4] [5]

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