Sinan-gun Concedes to Mokpo in Hosting the 'Korea Island Promotion Agency'

County Governor Park Wooryang: "We Will Continue to Walk as the 'Number One Island Policy Hub in Korea'"

On the 24th, Park Woo-ryang, the governor of Sinan County, held a press conference. (Photo by Sinan County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Shinan County, which had been competing with Mokpo City to attract the national ‘Korea Island Promotion Agency,’ drew attention by abruptly announcing its withdrawal on the 24th.

On the 24th at 1 p.m., Park Woo-ryang, head of Shinan County, held an emergency press conference and stated, “Shinan County intends to yield the dream of attracting the ‘National Korea Island Promotion Agency’ to Mokpo City.”

Park said, “Shinan County hoped that the Korea Island Promotion Agency attraction contest would not be a winner-takes-all competition to bring a single national institution to our region, but rather a healthy debate and consensus process for the development of South Korea’s island policies,” adding, “I hope the remaining contest process will also become a public forum for innovative island policies for island development.”

He also emphasized, “The established ‘Korea Island Promotion Agency’ must fulfill its responsible role as the undisputed control tower of South Korea’s island policies,” and “It should be a national institution that protects the islands, the forefront of South Korean territory, and always stands with the island residents who have lived there.”

He pledged, “Although we are yielding the dream of attracting the Korea Island Promotion Agency today, Shinan County will continue to steadily walk the path as the ‘number one place for South Korea’s island policies.’”

Meanwhile, the Korea Island Promotion Agency is expected to finalize the establishment site at the end of April after receiving applications from local governments wishing to attract it, conducting on-site inspections of candidate sites, and presentations by each local government.

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