Wando-gun Holds Online Investment Attraction Briefing for Marine Healing Industry

Hotels, Resorts, Golf Theme Parks, Research Institutes, and Startups Compete to Attract Visitors

Shin Woo-cheol, Wando County Governor, is explaining the importance of the marine healing industry. (Photo by Wando County)

[Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, held an ‘Online Investment Briefing Session for the Marine Healing Industry’ on the 28th to mark the inaugural year of the marine healing industry.

According to the county on the 29th, the briefing session was organized to attract investment companies and operating firms for the hotel, resort, residence, golf theme park, and EA (Employee Assistance) center to be built within the marine healing industry complex, as well as 10 corporate research institutes and 30 startups to move into the marine bio joint cooperation research institute, which will serve as the foundation for the marine bio industry.

The county conducted the briefing session via a three-way live broadcast on YouTube in a non-face-to-face format due to COVID-19. The session included screening of promotional videos for the marine healing industry, introduction of Wando’s investment environment, presentation of investment attraction plans for the county’s key project?the marine healing industry?and explanations of investment incentives followed by a Q&A session.

The county plans to highlight Wando’s abundant marine resources and marine healing and marine bio infrastructure to attract private investors, and to complete the marine healing industry hub area by attracting accommodation facilities such as resorts and marine bio companies.

Companies attending the investment briefing requested common support such as land acquisition assistance, simplification of administrative procedures, and active investment support to ensure smooth progress of projects in the directions desired by the companies.

County Governor Shin Woo-cheol emphasized, “Along with the establishment of the marine healing complex, the investment environment and transportation accessibility will improve dramatically with the completion of the first phase of the Gwangju?Wando Expressway in 2024 and the upgrade of the Wando?Goheung coastal tourism road to a national highway.”

He added, “We will do our best to lead the marine healing industry by continuously managing companies interested in investing so that this briefing session does not end as a one-time event, and by providing consulting that considers the demands presented by investors to ensure it leads to actual investment.”

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