Changnyeong-gun Chamber of Commerce and Industry: "Establishing Changnyeong Chamber of Commerce is Our Aspiration"

13th Sanggongin Family Unity Festival ... Itaewon Mourning with Black Ribbon Worn

The Changnyeong County Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Gyeongnam held the 13th Hanmadang Festival. (Inside) Chairman Yoon Byung-guk. / Photo by Kim Wook assa113@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] The grand festival of the ‘Changnyeong Business Association Members,’ which had been suspended due to COVID-19, was held.

The founding promoters of the Changnyeong Chamber of Commerce and the Business Association held the ‘13th Changnyeong-gun Business Family Energy-up Unity Festival’ on the 31st at the Changnyeong County Gymnasium, attended by about 500 family members of member companies including Chairman Yoon Byung-guk, in a solemn and reverent atmosphere.

At the Unity Festival, all 500 attendees wore black ribbons to mourn the Itaewon tragedy victims, listened to a special lecture by Kim Young-pyo, Director of Changwon City Policy Research Institute, and the event proceeded in the order of exhibition and promotion booth opening ceremony, commemorative ceremony, and buffet.

In his opening address, Chairman Yoon said, “Let us share the pain of the victims, the injured, and their families from the unexpected Itaewon tragedy,” adding, “The approximately 700 companies in Changnyeong-gun, which is a great place to run a business, are striving to become global strong small and medium enterprises as key players in national growth and job creation.”

Ribbon-cutting ceremony for exhibition promotion booths of companies located in Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam.

Chairman Yoon raised his voice, saying, “The current establishment of the Changnyeong Chamber of Commerce is a long-cherished wish of Changnyeong businesspeople that we must build together,” and “The establishment of the Changnyeong Chamber of Commerce will open a new future for us.”

The Changnyeong businesspeople read aloud the ‘Resolution for the Establishment of the Changnyeong Chamber of Commerce,’ pledging their utmost efforts for the prompt establishment of the Changnyeong Chamber of Commerce, which represents the local economy and performs the role of a comprehensive economic organization.

A representative of the Changnyeong Business Association said, “Approval must be granted by the Miryang Chamber of Commerce from which we are separating, but for some reason, it has been postponed repeatedly,” adding, “Starting from this event, we expect to receive approval soon and obtain the official establishment of the ‘Changnyeong Chamber of Commerce.’”

The 2022 Changnyeong Business Awards honored Lee Jae-hoon, Factory Manager of IS Dongseo; Kang Hyung-soo, Director of the Technology Research Institute at Shinwoo Heavy Industries; and Kim Tae-nam, Vice President of Gaya ESC. The 2022 Best CEO awards included Vice Chairman Kim Bo-hak of the Business Association, who received the Governor’s Commendation, and representatives Kim Soon-deuk of Woosung Tech, Bae Young-hwan of Hyunil Development, and Hwang Sun-hee of Baeksan, who received the Provincial Council Chairman’s Commendation. On this day, the Changnyeong Business Association also awarded scholarships to 22 children of outstanding workers.

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