Sang-ik Lee, Humpyeong County Governor Preliminary Candidate, Announces 7 Core Promises for Humpyeong Development

"A Leader with Ability and Experience Needed for the Endangered Hampyeong"

Focus on Job Creation, Expansion of Tourism Infrastructure, and Improvement of Education, Welfare, and Residential Environment

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Lee Sang-ik, the Democratic Party of Korea's preliminary candidate for Hampyeong County Governor, announced seven core pledges for the development of Hampyeong.

In a press release on the 24th, Candidate Lee said, "Like most county-level areas nationwide, Hampyeong is facing the risk of its population falling below 30,000, and difficulties are expected due to relative neglect caused by the failure to succeed the democratic regime," adding, "To overcome this crisis, a leader with both ability and experience is needed."

He continued, "During my two years in office, I achieved an 80.2% fulfillment rate of pledges and reached the 500 billion won budget era ahead of schedule, and secured the relocation of Kumho Tire’s Gwangju plant to the Bitgreen Industrial Complex," emphasizing, "The person who drew the blueprint for Hampyeong’s continuous development, where a wind of hope is finally blowing, must see it through to completion."

Candidate Lee stated that the core pledges focus not on superficial promises or unrealistic rosy slogans but on job creation, improvement of educational conditions, and enhancement of residential environments to transform Hampyeong from a place people leave to a place full of jobs.

The first core pledge is to develop the Bitgreen Industrial Complex as a hub for the automobile industry, including ▲the smooth relocation of Kumho Tire ▲attracting automobile-related companies ▲expanding the Haebo Industrial Complex to create a hinterland industrial complex ▲developing residential complexes in the areas of Wolya, Haebo, and Nasan ▲establishing an automobile-specialized high school ▲attracting university-industry cooperation campuses, aiming to build a stronger Hampyeong economy.

The second pledge is to foster the Hampyeongcheonji Hanwoo premium brand by continuing the Hanwoo improvement project, supplying high-quality semen and supporting pedigree registration, while promoting measures to reduce production costs for Hanwoo farmers such as providing incentives for high-quality cows with high fertility and supporting feed production facilities for Hanwoo farming groups.

The third pledge is to improve the distribution structure of agricultural, livestock, and fishery products by establishing a high-quality integrated brand distribution system, installing local food direct stores, supporting TV home shopping, expanding online platforms, and broadening overseas export networks, as well as promising to create specialized restaurant streets for Hampyeong specialties such as Hanwoo and eel.

The fourth pledge is to create a stay-type tourist city by completing the 4·4·8 Hampyeong Experience Project, a representative initiative of Candidate Lee.

To this end, plans include strengthening forest zone infrastructure in the eastern region, creating coastal scenic roads along Hampyeong Bay, developing the Hampyeong Bay Coastal Trail to enhance marine infrastructure in the western region, and establishing a marine resort complex with lodging facilities and food villages through private capital investment.

The fifth pledge is to build a Hampyeong-style health management support system by ▲significantly expanding medical expense support for geriatric diseases ▲training and guiding community sports instructors and health programs at the town and township levels ▲introducing a citizen health mileage system ▲and implementing a health management coordinator system.

The sixth pledge is to prepare a century-long plan for talent development by continuing the Hampyeong prestigious school development project, establishing an automobile-specialized high school, and sustaining expanded scholarship support through the creation of a 10 billion won talent development fund.

The final pledge is to expand and improve the road network by ▲expanding National Road 23 between Hampyeong Singwang and Yeonggwang Bulgab, constructing a new wide-area road connecting Gwangju Samdo, Bitgreen Industrial Complex, and Hampyeong Nasan ▲early completion of the entire section of Local Road 811 ▲widening and expanding roads between Haebo Yongsan and Wolya Yongwol ▲and completing the widening and expansion of roads between Singwang Sacheon and Gyewol.

In conclusion, Candidate Lee appealed for support, saying, "To overcome the reality Hampyeong faces, we need a harmonious governor who can unite our strength and energy, an integrative governor, and a capable governor," and added, "I, Lee Sang-ik, am the candidate who can work organically as one team with our National Assembly member, provincial councilors, and county councilors, and I am confident in this."

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