Pocheon-si, 3 Institutions Pass First Screening in 'Public Institution Relocation' Contest

City Applies to Host Provincial Economy Science Promotion Institute, Housing Urban Corporation, and Agriculture Fisheries Promotion Institute

[Provided by Pocheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Pocheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 4th that it has passed the first round of the third relocation public contest for Gyeonggi Province public institutions.

The institutions that passed the first round announced by Gyeonggi Province on that day included all three institutions applied for by Pocheon City: Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency, Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation, and Gyeonggi Agricultural and Marine Products Promotion Agency.

Among them, the Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency and Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation were institutions fiercely competed for by 11 local governments, while the Gyeonggi Agricultural and Marine Products Promotion Agency was competed for by 6 local governments.

Earlier, the city made every effort to attract the three public institutions by issuing an appeal and conducting a city-wide signature campaign, with 223,653 people participating.

Mayor Park Yoon-guk of Pocheon said, "All 150,000 citizens of Pocheon earnestly hope to attract Gyeonggi Province public institutions," adding, "We will prepare thoroughly for the second round of screening and do our best to attract all three institutions to Pocheon."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province plans to conduct a public opinion survey in the form of an automated response system (ARS) targeting local residents of the areas that passed the first round, followed by a presentation screening, and finalize the relocation sites by the end of this month.

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