"As Expected, Busan" Gathering of Expatriates... 'Metropolitan Area Expatriates Invitation City Administration Briefing' Held

10:30 AM on the 16th at Yeouido Kensington Hotel, City Administration Briefing Held

Over 70 Key Figures Including Jaegyeong Alumni Association Council and Out-of-Town Entrepreneurs Attended

The Busan Metropolitan Government Seoul Headquarters will hold the ‘Metropolitan Area Expatriates Invitation City Administration Briefing’ at 10:30 a.m. on the 16th at the Kensington Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul.

The ‘Metropolitan Area Expatriates Invitation City Administration Briefing’ is held annually to promote city administration and build friendly relations through communication with prominent figures from Busan.

This briefing will be presided over by Song Bok-cheol, Busan’s Special Economic Advisor, and is expected to be attended by about 70 key figures and city officials, including the Seoul Alumni Association Council (Chairman Son Seong-won), expatriate businesspeople, and Galggumhoe, a gathering of Seoul-based popular artists.

At the briefing, the city will explain current administrative issues such as ▲ the construction of Gadukdo New Airport (Airport Planning Division) ▲ Busan-style Workation (Tourism Promotion Division) ▲ corporate and investment attraction promotion (Investment Attraction Division), and request the metropolitan area expatriates’ generous interest and cooperation in making Busan ‘a city where people want to live again.’

With the early opening of the Gaduk New Airport project, a long-awaited regional project, confirmed for 2029, the project will be actively promoted. In particular, the city plans to explain the progress of this largest national project to expatriates, including the establishment of the Gaduk New Airport Construction Corporation in April next year.

Additionally, the city will introduce the Busan-style Workation, which allows people to enjoy Busan’s outstanding natural scenery while working, so that expatriate businesspeople can utilize it. The Busan-style Workation was selected last year as a regional extinction response fund investment project by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and is a key project the city is focusing on.

The briefing will also introduce corporate support plans to encourage domestic and foreign companies, including those in the metropolitan area, to invest in and settle in Busan.

This year, the city attracted about 3.9 trillion won in investments from private companies such as Samsung Heavy Industries and Hanwha Power Systems. This figure far exceeds last year’s total investment attraction of 3 trillion won. The city plans to explain these corporate and investment attraction systems to expatriate businesspeople and actively promote the return of metropolitan area businesspeople to their hometown.

Furthermore, Busan city officials and prominent figures from Busan will jointly present a banner performance expressing their united wish for Busan’s successful bid to host the 2030 World Expo, which will be decided on the 28th of this month.

Song Bok-cheol, Special Economic Advisor, said, “As the entire nation, including Busan, the government, political circles, and the business community, is making every effort to attract the 2030 Busan World Expo, the unwavering interest and support of expatriates will be a great strength in securing the Expo. Corporate investment attraction from the metropolitan area is an important administrative issue that can revitalize Busan’s economy and industry, and we ask for the active participation and cooperation of expatriates.”

Busan City Hall.

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