Minister Sang-min Lee Visits Ulsan... Emphasizes Regional Safety and Youth Entrepreneurship

Inspection of Naehwang District Redevelopment Project

Minister of the Interior and Safety Sang-min Lee visited Ulsan Metropolitan City on the 26th to check on regional safety and review youth startup policies.

First, Minister Lee visited the Naehwang Natural Disaster Risk Improvement District to check the progress of maintenance projects such as the replacement of drainage pump stations. The Naehwang district in Ulsan is a low-lying area that has been repeatedly flooded during typhoons, and accordingly, it was designated as a Natural Disaster Risk Improvement District in August 2021, with maintenance projects including the replacement of drainage pumps underway.

Minister of the Interior and Safety Sang-min Lee. Photo by Yongjun Cho jun21@

Afterwards, he visited the SK Innovation Ulsan Complex, the largest refining and chemical complex in South Korea, located in the Ulsan Mipo Industrial Complex, to inspect the safety management status of the petrochemical plants. The Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex, established in 1962, has aged over 60 years, making it necessary to prioritize and continuously manage a safety management system to ensure the safety of residents and workers. At this site, Minister Lee inspected the safety management status of the aging facilities and particularly emphasized thorough management to prevent accidents caused by the many above-ground external pipelines passing through the area.

After the on-site inspection, Minister Lee stated, “Ulsan is located along the main path of typhoons and is a city with large industrial complexes, so thorough preemptive measures against disasters such as typhoons are necessary.” He urged tenant companies and related personnel, “Since the Mipo Industrial Complex is an old industrial complex with a long history, meticulous safety management is required at all times for the safety of employees and the public.”

Next, Minister Lee visited the Taehwagang National Garden, the second national garden in the country, to observe an example of transformation into a resting space for residents through natural environment restoration, and then visited ‘Toktok Factory’ to listen to on-site difficulties related to youth startups in the region.

Minister Lee met with young entrepreneurs to examine what practical policies are needed for youth startups and plans to actively reflect field opinions in policy. Going forward, Toktok Factory is scheduled to open its sixth branch in the second half of this year with a 500 million KRW support from the Local Extinction Response Fund.

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