Seochunsoo, Hamyang County Governor, Presents New Year Administrative Direction for Future Development

County Governor Seo Chunsu's Policy Speech
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Seo Chun-soo, the mayor of Hamyang County, Gyeongnam, stated on the 24th, “Next year, I will keep the solemn promise to take responsibility for the lives of the county residents until the end, and based on the achievements and changes so far, I will mobilize all capabilities solely for the happiness of the residents.”

Mayor Seo made these remarks while attending the 2nd regular session of the 266th Hamyang County Council on the same day, explaining the direction of county administration and the budget proposal for the next year during the presentation of the next year’s budget.

Mayor Seo said, “This year was a remarkable year that raised the value and status of Hamyang and opened a new horizon for future development by achieving remarkable results across the entire county administration,” adding, “I will not be complacent with the current achievements but will carefully refine the parts that fell short of residents’ expectations and devote my utmost efforts during the remaining period of the 7th local government term.”

He continued, “Despite many adverse conditions such as the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and difficulties in the local economy in 2021, Hamyang County focused on firmly establishing future growth engines and raising the happiness index of residents,” and added, “It was a valuable time to lay the foundation for sustainable development of the county through the successful hosting of the Expo, designation as an investment leading district, the Rural Utopia project, and being selected for the Urban Regeneration New Deal project for four consecutive years.”

He also said, “The ‘2021 Hamyang Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo,’ the first international event themed on ‘Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging’ representing Hamyang, was successfully held for a month from September 10 despite the COVID-19 pandemic,” and added, “The Expo, which well integrated the characteristics of wild ginseng anti-aging and Hamyang, dispelled initial concerns and set a record by attracting over 440,000 visitors, being evaluated as a successful Expo.”

Mayor Seo emphasized, “Following the attraction of Coupang, the designation as an investment leading district by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in August laid the growth foundation to lead a sustainable future for Hamyang as a logistics and distribution hub. The Rural Utopia project, which conveys hope for urban-rural coexistence, is also being steadily promoted to realize the Hamyang-type rural utopia model.”

Regarding the 2022 county administration plan, Mayor Seo said, “We plan to steadily prepare to turn the growth engine of the ‘Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Industry’ created through the successful hosting of the Expo into a future food source for Hamyang’s next 100 years,” and added, “We will actively utilize the image of ‘Hamyang as the center of health and healing’ created after the Expo to promote cultural tourism industry activation and lead regional economic revitalization by preparing and implementing various policies.”

He also stated, “As a key transportation hub with access in all directions in the southern inland area, we plan to focus on overcoming the crisis of regional extinction and creating a sustainable Hamyang through attracting companies in the automobile parts industry cluster and logistics distribution base. Currently, Hamyang County is intersected by two expressways and is located within an hour from major metropolitan cities such as Daejeon, Daegu, and Gwangju. Once the Hamyang-Ulsan Expressway opens and the Dalbit Inland Railway, included in the national railway network construction plan, is completed, it will establish itself as a transportation hub in the southern inland region,” he emphasized.

He added, “The 2022 budget for Hamyang County is 561.2 billion KRW, an increase of 7.08% from this year, of which 528.1 billion KRW is general accounting and 33.1 billion KRW is special accounting. This initial budget is the largest ever, following the 480.7 billion KRW in 2019 after the launch of the 7th local government term, 502.1 billion KRW in 2020 marking the 500 billion KRW era, and 524 billion KRW in 2021.”

Mayor Seo Chun-soo said, “The next year’s budget was organized with a focus on urgent current issues, deeply considering what projects are primarily needed from the residents’ perspective to ensure it becomes a realistic policy that residents can feel,” and added, “Given the difficult economic situation, we will strengthen budget management further to efficiently execute the budget so that not a single won of the residents’ precious taxes is wasted.”

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