Pohang Mayor Lee Gang-deok Engages with Community at Heunghae 5-Day Market... 16.8 Billion KRW Invested in Facility Modernization

Reconstruction of Jangok and Development of Public Parking Lot

Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang City visiting Heunghae Market on the 27th, greeting merchants.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] On the 27th, Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang visited the Heunghae Market's 5-day market to observe the livelihood economy and public sentiment, and actively communicated with merchants by listening to their vivid voices on the site regarding the market facility modernization project, carrying out customized, field-centered administration.

The mayor then presented plaques of appreciation to Park Yong-geol, the head of the Merchants' Association, and Jeong Seok-gu, the head of the Prosperity Association, who contributed to revitalizing the traditional market and to the integration and mutual development of the Heunghae Market Merchants' Association.

Pohang City is investing a total of 16.8 billion KRW in the Heunghae Market facility modernization project, and since 2020 has been carrying out reconstruction work on the aging market stalls in three sections and constructing a public parking lot.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok stated, "Heunghae Market is Pohang's representative 5-day market and a local attraction frequently visited by many customers and tourists with regional specialties and agricultural and marine products directly cultivated by nearby farmers," adding, "We will do our best to provide a pleasant shopping environment through active improvement of the outdated market infrastructure and to pioneer new paths for the traditional market by utilizing Heunghae-eup's traditions and geographical characteristics."

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