‘Southeast Radiation Complex’ Is the Future Food Source of Korea ... The Call of Oh Gyuseok, Gijang County Governor

Busan Gijang-gun Visits Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to Request Designation as 'Urban Convergence Special Zone'

"Optimal Conditions and Surrounding Infrastructure Make It a Place That Cannot Be Second Priority"

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On February 19, Oh Gyu-seok, the mayor of Gijang-gun, met with officials in charge of the Urban Convergence Special Zone designation project at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, requesting cooperation to designate the area of the Southeast Radiation Medical and Science General Industrial Complex as an "Urban Convergence Special Zone."

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The movement by Busan’s Gijang-gun to have the Southeast Radiation Medical Science General Industrial Complex designated as a ‘Urban Convergence Special Zone’ is progressing rapidly.

On February 19, Oh Gyu-seok, the head of Gijang-gun, Busan, visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to meet with the official in charge of the Urban Convergence Special Zone designation project.

This meeting was held to actively request cooperation so that the area around the Southeast Radiation Medical Science General Industrial Complex can be designated as an ‘Urban Convergence Special Zone.’

The ‘Urban Convergence Special Zone’ project promoted by the Ministry of Land aims to create special zones equipped with excellent complex infrastructure such as industry, housing, and culture, where companies and talent can gather in the downtown areas of regional metropolitan cities, similar to the ‘Pangyo 2nd Techno Valley.’

Recently, Busan City submitted to the Ministry of Land the final candidates for the Urban Convergence Special Zone, with the first priority being Centum 2 District in Haeundae-gu and the second priority being the Southeast Radiation Medical Science Industrial Complex in Gijang-gun.

Mayor Oh bluntly expressed that he could not understand why Busan City reported to the Ministry of Land with Gijang-gun’s site as the second priority despite having optimal conditions and surrounding infrastructure for the Urban Convergence Special Zone. He conveyed a ‘strong regret’ directly to the Ministry.

Mayor Oh first introduced the projects underway in the Southeast Radiation Medical Science General Industrial Complex being developed by Gijang-gun.

These include major national projects that will influence the national economy, such as the export-oriented new research reactor project, the radioactive isotope fusion establishment project, the heavy ion accelerator treatment center project, and the power semiconductor industry cluster construction project.

He also mentioned the transportation infrastructure network through connections with the Donghae Line and various expressways, residential conditions such as the development of Jang-an-eup housing sites and large-scale shopping centers, and healing and leisure resources like Ilgwang and Imrang beaches and the Osiria tourism complex.

In conclusion, he emphasized the locational advantages of the Southeast Radiation Medical Science General Industrial Complex and asserted the justification for its designation as an Urban Convergence Special Zone.

Mayor Oh stated, “The Southeast Radiation Medical Science General Industrial Complex covers approximately 1.47 million square meters in Jwadong-ri, Jang-an-eup, Gijang-gun, and is a project promoted by Gijang-gun with an investment of 319.7 billion KRW,” emphasizing that “it is an innovative project rarely seen at the basic local government level.”

He continued, “Major national projects such as the export-oriented new research reactor, heavy ion accelerator, radioactive isotope fusion research infrastructure, and power semiconductor cluster are being promoted, and with the fostering of related small and medium-sized enterprises, it is expected to become a mecca of the future industrial revolution that will create future food industries for not only Gijang-gun but for the Republic of Korea.”

Regarding transportation, living, and cultural environments, he passionately stated, “With excellent transportation connectivity through adjacent expressways and the Donghae Line, the agglomeration effect of 12 nearby industrial complexes, cultural tourism infrastructure such as Imrang Beach, Osiria Tourism Complex, Gijang Ceramics Village, Busan Comprehensive Film Studio, and the Korean Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as residential environments including Jang-an housing sites and the new towns of Ilgwang and Jeonggwan, the ‘Southeast Complex’ already meets all conditions necessary for designation as an Urban Convergence Special Zone.”

Mayor Oh quoted the old saying, ‘Even if you have a hundred pearls, they become treasures only when strung together,’ and said, “The crowning achievement of the Southeast Radiation Medical Science General Industrial Complex development project is the Urban Convergence Special Zone attraction project implemented by the Ministry of Land. Please consider this so that not only Gijang but the entire Republic of Korea can embrace the ‘yeoju’ (mythical pearl).”

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