Wando-gun Officially Launches Exchange Projects with Hwaseong-si

Discussion on Promoting Various Exchange Projects Including Visiting Hwaseong City and Marketing Local Specialty Products

Wando County visited its sister city Hwaseong to strengthen their friendship and discuss the promotion of full-scale exchange projects. (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando County, Jeonnam (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 21st that it visited its sister city Hwaseong City on the 20th to strengthen friendship and discuss the promotion of full-scale exchange projects.

This visit was arranged to promote exchange projects following the sister city agreement between Wando County and Hwaseong City in June, and the visit of Hwaseong City’s fisheries officials including Mayor Seo Cheol-mo to Wando at the end of July.

At the meeting held at Hwaseong City Hall that day, the focus was on discussing ways to revitalize ongoing economic and industrial exchange projects such as the promotion of Wando’s specialty products and the transfer of aquaculture technology.

Additionally, Wando County proposed 11 exchange projects in 5 fields that it independently discovered, and both sides agreed to gradually expand exchanges in various areas.

Regarding the promotion and exchange of local specialty products, after Hwaseong City purchased 500 kg of flatfish and 150 kg of abalone on-site during their visit to Wando County, storage tanks and transportation equipment were established at Gungpyeong Port to ensure continuous supply and sales.

Wando County plans to operate a specialty product sales center at Gungpyeong Port on a regular basis, enabling practical promotional exchanges through simplified distribution structures, and private exchanges such as the transfer of whiteleg shrimp land-based aquaculture technology are also actively underway.

Governor Shin Woo-cheol of Wando County said, “I am pleased that exchange projects such as the promotion of our county’s specialty products and aquaculture technology exchanges are being implemented one by one,” and added, “I hope that as partners in the era of localization, we can achieve mutual development through exchanges in various fields including culture, tourism, education, and economy.”

Mayor Seo Cheol-mo of Hwaseong City stated, “I cannot hide my expectations for being able to promote exchange projects with Wando County, which possesses excellent marine resources and seafood,” and said, “We will do our best to promote exchange projects that leverage the strengths of both cities so that the two cities can grow together.”

After the meeting, they visited the seafood direct sales center and local food direct sales store at Gungpyeong Port to examine the market scale and check the promotion status of local specialty products.

Hwaseong City has a high population growth rate (population 830,000) and a large consumer market, and is a city with high urban competitiveness and financial power.

Going forward, Wando County plans to actively promote continuous and diverse exchange projects with Hwaseong City to become a successful model of mutual development through sister city relations.

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