Gwangju City Accelerates Construction of Kim Dae-jung Convention Center Phase 2 Exhibition Hall

Request for Feasibility Study on Local Fiscal Investment Projects to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City has entered the second administrative procedure for the construction of the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center Exhibition Hall 2.

On the 31st, Gwangju announced that it requested the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to conduct a "feasibility study on local finance investment projects" for the construction of the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center Exhibition Hall 2 to secure a 20,000㎡ class convention center representing the Honam region.

This is the second administrative procedure for the construction of the Exhibition Hall 2, and after the central investment project review, the project details will be finalized and follow-up procedures such as design will be carried out. The construction goal is the end of 2023.

In December last year, Gwangju passed the review of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Exhibition Industry Development Council on the construction plan for the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center Exhibition Hall 2, securing project feasibility from the Ministry of Industry, the main department in charge of convention facilities.

Also, in December last year, the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center area was selected as an "Urban Convergence Special Zone" by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which is expected to help foster the MICE industry linked to the region's main industries in the future.

Kim Jun-young, Director of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Office of the city, said, "Once the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center Exhibition Hall 2 is built, it is expected to become a forward base that revitalizes the local economy by attracting major domestic and international exhibitions," and added, "We will work hard to pass the final review within this year by actively guiding the construction site and consulting with related ministries during the remaining review process."

Meanwhile, the Exhibition Hall 2 is planned to be built on a site of about 18,000㎡ at the first parking lot of the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Chipyeong-dong, Seo-gu, with two basement floors and four above-ground floors, and the total project cost is 112.5 billion KRW.

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