Jeonnam Selected as This Year's Biggest News with 'Expectation for Medical School Establishment'

933 Residents Including Provincial Citizens Participate in Survey to Select 'Top 10 News'

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The biggest news in the Jeonnam region this year was selected as the "Expectation for the Establishment of Jeonnam Medical School."

Jeonnam Province announced on the 27th that, according to the survey results of the "2020 Jeonnam Provincial Government Top 10 News," out of a total of 933 respondents, 480 people (51.4%) chose the "Expectation for the Establishment of Jeonnam Medical School" as the biggest news of the year.

This survey was conducted by asking residents and public officials to select 10 out of 30 major news items reported in the media throughout the year, and it was conducted over two weeks starting from the 9th.

Following the most selected "Expectation for the Establishment of Jeonnam Medical School," the second place was "Record High Sales at Namdo Market," chosen by 387 people (41.5%). The third place was "Honam High-Speed Railway via Muan Airport to Begin Construction Within the Year," selected by 357 people (38.3%).

Other top 10 news items included ▲ Delivery of eco-friendly agricultural product packages to overcome COVID-19 ▲ Nationwide first payment of public interest allowances to farmers and fishermen ▲ Full-scale promotion of the Sinan offshore wind power complex ▲ Achieving $1 million in exports at the Jeonnam Brand Pavilion on Amazon USA ▲ Measures to secure campus buildings for Korea Electric Power Corporation University ▲ The beginning of the 9 trillion won main budget era ▲ Support for hosting the synchrotron accelerator in Honam.

In particular, the first-place "Expectation for the Establishment of Jeonnam Medical School" reflected the strong desire of Jeonnam residents for improvement of the province’s poor medical environment, as Jeonnam is the only province in the country without a medical school.

The second-place "Record High Sales at Namdo Market" was well received as it demonstrated a solution to the severe recession faced by farmers, fishermen, and small business owners amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the growing interest in contactless online transactions.

Lee Geonseop, spokesperson for Jeonnam Province, said, "I hope that in the new year, there will be many news items that bring health and happiness to residents, such as overcoming COVID-19," and added, "We will continue to do our best in promoting provincial government affairs so that necessary projects for residents can be properly implemented by monitoring public opinion."

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