Jo Juhyun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Visits Pohang Ocheon Market for On-site Inspection

Typhoon Damage Recovery Site Last Year

On-site Inspection and Listening to Merchants' Association Opinions

On the 22nd, Pohang City announced that Cho Ju-hyun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, visited the Ocheon Market in Pohang, which suffered significant damage from Typhoon Hinnamnor last year, to inspect the restored market stalls.

Cho Ju-hyun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, conducting an on-site inspection at Pohang Ocheon Market.

During the site visit, Kim Nam-il, Deputy Mayor, and Lee Dal-hee, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeongbuk Province, also attended and held a meeting with the Ocheon Market Merchants Association to listen to their difficulties.

Following this, Vice Minister Cho Ju-hyun and other attendees participated in a shopping event at Ocheon Market, purchasing sashimi, fruits, dried seafood, and more, while encouraging the market merchants.

On this day, Ahn Byung-han, President of the Ocheon Market Merchants Association, expressed gratitude on behalf of the market merchants, stating that when the market was flooded due to last year’s typhoon damage, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups urgently provided budget support, enabling a swift restoration to its original state.

Ocheon Market suffered extensive damage, including flooding of the first floor of the market stalls, due to Typhoon Hinnamnor last year, and a budget of 400 million KRW was invested to carry out the damage restoration.

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