Woo Gijong Preliminary Candidate Holds 2nd Policy Pledge Briefing Session

Innovative Strategies Related to the Fisheries Economy: Campaign Promises Focused on the Mokpo Economic Free Zone

On the 6th at 2 PM, candidate Woo Gi-jong held the 2nd policy pledge briefing session at the campaign office located in Sang-dong. (Photo by Woo Gi-jong campaign office)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Ki-dong] Preliminary candidate Woo Gi-jong announced that he held the 2nd policy pledge briefing session at the election office located in Sangdong at 2 p.m. on the 6th.

At this 2nd briefing session, preliminary candidate Woo Gi-jong emphasized, "For Mokpo to be reborn as a central city of the renewable energy industry and to rise as the center of Korea's fisheries economy, the designation of an economic free zone is necessary."

In particular, preliminary candidate Woo expressed strong confidence in the designation and development of economic free zones based on his experience as the Planning Director of the Economic Free Zone Planning Team.

If the Mokpo area economic free zone is designated and developed, various incentives such as tax reductions, deregulation, improvement of residential environment, site support, and development project support will be provided, facilitating the attraction of not only domestic companies but also foreign companies with advanced technology. As a result, it is expected that a large number of quality jobs will be created and regional economic revitalization will be led.

Additionally, preliminary candidate Woo Gi-jong emphasized the necessity of establishing new public institutions and infrastructure and industrial complexes, such as the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency, as an innovative strategy (pledge) to reconsider the sustainability of the fisheries sector, one of Mokpo's existing main industries, and to create new added value.

As a detailed pledge, he stated, "We will promote the attraction of the Southwest Sea branch office or the establishment of a new public institution such as the (tentative name) National Marine Fisheries Information Center, open a comprehensive marine fisheries big data center, create a smart aquaculture support complex and production complex called Aqua Farm, attract a large-scale cold chain integrated logistics center due to increased demand, and establish an eco-friendly fisheries equipment distribution complex."

Meanwhile, at preliminary candidate Woo Gi-jong’s office, a large amount of hand sanitizer was provided, and attendees were encouraged to wear masks, showing that event organizers are doing their best to prevent and guard against the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

At the 1st policy pledge briefing session, preliminary candidate Woo proposed SMART BLUE CITY as a sustainable new urban model to revive the rapidly declining Mokpo and presented the renewable energy (offshore wind power) industry as the future growth engine for Mokpo.

To this end, he proposed large-scale marine tourism complex development projects, Mokpo-style urban regeneration projects, smart city construction projects, complex transfer center construction projects, offshore wind power hinterland and research complex development, offshore wind power specialized workforce training center establishment, and fostering of storage industries such as hydrogen fuel cells, showcasing his unique bold planning as an economic policy expert and budget specialist.

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