After the Khmer Rouge regime collapsed in early 1979, people returned to Phnom Penh and other urban centres, and occupied existing housing or vacant land on a first-come, first-served basis.

• 1979年初高棉红色政权倒台之后，人们纷纷返回金边和其它城市中心区，占用了现在的住房或空闲的土地。