[Photo] Dobong-gu and Hongcheon-gun Sign Friendship Exchange Agreement

Dobong-gu Signs Friendship Exchange Agreement with Hongcheon County Office on 25th... Promises to Develop Mutual Cooperation Projects Reflecting Regional Characteristics Across Administration, Economy, Culture, Tourism, Sports, and Education Sectors

On the 25th, at the Hongcheon County Office main conference room, the friendship exchange agreement signing ceremony was held. The seventh person from the left is Lee Dong-jin, Mayor of Dobong-gu, and the eighth is Heo Pil-hong, Governor of Hongcheon County.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dobong-gu (Mayor Dongjin Lee) signed a friendship exchange agreement with Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon Province (Governor Pilhong Heo) on the 25th, agreeing to cooperate for the mutual prosperity of the two cities and the improvement of residents' welfare.

The agreement ceremony held in Hongcheon-gun was attended by Dobong-gu Mayor Dongjin Lee and Hongcheon-gun Governor Pilhong Heo, and was arranged as an occasion to pledge practical exchange cooperation such as mutual regional economic revitalization through the exchange of local specialties and promotion of cultural and tourism exchanges.

According to the agreement, the two cities plan to discover mutual cooperation projects reflecting regional characteristics, including ▲ mutual invitation and visits on the Day of District and County Residents ▲ visits to major local festivals ▲ cooperation in human and material resource support such as volunteer work and supply support in case of disasters ▲ exchange of rural (cultural) experience groups ▲ discounts on cultural and tourism facility usage fees ▲ participation in direct trade markets for agricultural and specialty products, continuing sustainable practical cooperation across all administrative areas.

On this day, Dobong-gu introduced its representative industry, the sock industry, and presented a set of socks and handkerchiefs to commemorate the friendship exchange, while Hongcheon-gun added meaning to the friendship exchange agreement by delivering a hibiscus sapling, which is both a pride of Hongcheon and the symbol mark of the county.

Governor Pilhong Heo of Hongcheon-gun said in his welcoming speech, “We will actively seek a path of mutual growth by utilizing the different characteristics of Hongcheon-gun and Dobong-gu, and strengthen ties for mutual development.”

Mayor Dongjin Lee of Dobong-gu responded, “If the two cities share their development directions and cooperate actively through communication in various fields, we expect to create a sustainable synergy effect.”

With this, Dobong-gu currently has friendship exchanges domestically with Buan-gun, Jeonbuk Province since 2012, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi Province since 2017, Wonju-si, Gangwon Province since 2019, and Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon Province since 2021, and internationally has a sister city relationship with Changping District, Beijing, China since 1996.

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