Moon Jun-hee, Hapcheon County Governor, Announces "Making Hapcheon 2021 a Year of New Leap Forward"

Moon Jun-hee, Hapcheon County Governor (Photo by Hapcheon County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Moon Jun-hee, the mayor of Hapcheon County, announced a New Year's address on the 29th, expressing his determination for the county's existence and development.

In his New Year's greeting, he said, "Achieving 700 billion won this year from 539.6 billion won during the 7th local government administration is a great achievement. We have won the Grand Prize at the 25th Korea Local Autonomy Management Awards, the Gyeongnam Safe Service App Award, been selected as an excellent institution for national balanced development projects and agricultural education, and became the top county for the Hope 2020 Neighbor Love Merit Award."

This year, the county successfully attracted projects such as ▲the establishment of a clean energy convergence power plant complex ▲the relocation of the Korea Electric Vocational School ▲the development of Clickville Studio, theme park, resort, Medical Valley agricultural industrial complex ▲Yellow River Town, laying the foundation for a hopeful Hapcheon.

He continued, "I would like to express my gratitude to the residents and overseas Koreans who encouraged us under difficult conditions," and added, "For the county's existence and development, I and over 800 public officials will work with extraordinary determination to create ‘Leading Hapcheon, a new leap forward in 2021.’"

Future projects include ▲attracting the iCOOP Cooperative Gyeongnam logistics center and production cluster ▲starting construction of a comprehensive scientific farming facility ▲establishing the Hapcheon Chestnut Rural Convergence Industrial Complex ▲creating a smart livestock ICT pilot complex ▲building a direct sales center for agricultural and livestock products, aiming to create a prosperous rural area.

Mayor Moon promised to build a clean new city, a safe and affluent city, and a warm welfare and healthy county for Hapcheon’s development,

stating that to build a clean Hapcheon new city, a 1,000-person scale agricultural industrial complex will be established through the creation of Medical Valley, serving as a driving force for the county’s development with various commercial and residential facilities,

and to create a safe and affluent city Hapcheon, he plans to build 100 units of happy housing, carry out disaster prevention projects worth 250 billion won, construct a new municipal waste incineration facility, and propose a new route for local road No. 1084 to significantly increase the possibility of early construction.

He also announced plans for the construction of Hapcheon Cultural Center and multipurpose gymnasium, establishment of Hapcheon Cultural Foundation and Facility Management Corporation, lodging facilities for the video theme park, and the creation of the Hwanggang eco-friendly river bathing beach.

Finally, for a warm welfare and healthy Hapcheon, he plans to expand customized welfare officers to all towns and townships, install a shared childcare space and care center within the Together Our Child Happiness Center, and introduce honor allowances for independence activists and new systems for national veterans.

Mayor Moon concluded his New Year's address by saying, "In the Year of the Ox, a symbol of perseverance, sincerity, and steadfastness, all county officials including myself will work until the residents are satisfied and happy," and added, "I hope the new year will be happier and more prosperous than last year."

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