Mokpo-si and Sinan-gun Joint Research Service Interim Report Meeting on Integration Effect Analysis Held

Integrated City Administration Cost Estimated at 458.5 Billion KRW, Economic Ripple Effect Projected at 1.2 Trillion KRW

Number of Tourists Expected to Increase to 22 Million by 2027

Resident Briefings and Opinion Gathering to Be Conducted E

On the 23rd, Mokpo City held a mid-term report meeting attended by about 20 people, including the Mokpo City and Sinan County Integration Promotion (Preparation) Committee members, city and county council members, and senior officials, regarding the 'Mokpo-Sinan Integration Effect Analysis Research Project' jointly promoted with Sinan County.

According to the city on the 24th, the report meeting included presentations on research results for preparing successful integration plans such as integration case analysis, resident opinion survey results, and partial integration effect analysis, followed by a Q&A session and exchange of various opinions among the attendees.

Mokpo City and Sinan County are holding an interim report meeting for the Mokpo-Sinan integration effect analysis project, which they are jointly conducting.
[Photo by Mokpo City]

Professor Kim Byung-rok of Mokpo National University, who was in charge of the research project, explained that the administrative integration effect showed administrative benefits of 458.5 billion KRW and costs of 6.3 billion KRW, indicating that the administrative benefits were much greater. The economic ripple effect was projected to be 1.2 trillion KRW, and the number of tourists was predicted to increase to 22 million by 2027.

Additionally, the attendees urged the research team to prepare concrete resident persuasion logic that addresses what practical benefits local residents can tangibly feel and how to alleviate residents' concerns.

Choi Tae-ok, Chairman of the Mokpo-Sinan Integration Promotion Committee, emphasized, "Integration is essential to pass on a competitive region to future generations, and it must be swiftly achieved by gathering the wisdom of local residents."

Joo Jang-bae, Chairman of the Sinan-Mokpo Integration Promotion Preparation Committee, stated, "To promote win-win cooperation tasks between Sinan and Mokpo, a joint cooperation organization between the city and county should be formed to prepare step-by-step from a long-term perspective."

The 'Mokpo-Sinan Integration Effect Analysis Research Project' plans to review and supplement the various opinions presented at the mid-term report meeting, hold resident briefings, and finalize the final report containing win-win tasks and future visions early next year.

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