Yeosu City Listens to Residents' Opinions to Host Island Day

Holding 'Visiting Meetings' in Dolsan-eup and Other Areas from 4/24 to 5/23

Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) announced that it will hold a “visiting meeting” to establish a basic plan for hosting the 7th National “Island Day” event.

“Island Day” is a statutory commemorative day designated on August 8 every year to raise public awareness of the value and importance of islands. The host location is selected annually through a public contest.

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With the Yeosu World Island Expo scheduled for September 2026, Yeosu plans to host the 7th “Island Day” in August 2026, one month before the expo, to create a pre-expo atmosphere and maximize promotional synergy.

Accordingly, a basic plan led by island residents and involving tourists is being developed by June, and this meeting is organized to gather diverse opinions from island residents and related organizations.

The meetings will be held in towns and townships with many islands, starting with Samsan-myeon on the 24th of last month, Hwajeong-myeon on the 8th, and Dolsan-eup on the 23rd, sharing ideas about the basic direction of the Island Day event and participation programs.

Yeosu City will actively reflect the opinions presented at the meetings and those of island experts from visits to the Korea Island Promotion Agency and the Korea Island Foundation early next month in the basic plan, and after completing the plan, will participate in the contest in the first half of next year.

Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong of Yeosu said, “Hosting the 7th ‘Island Day’ event will not only promote the 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo but also serve as an opportunity for the development of Yeosu’s island policies and to boost the pride of island residents,” adding, “We will do our best to establish a solid event plan and successfully host the event.”

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