Jeonnam Province Holds Hometown Love Practice Meeting... This Time in Tokyo, Japan

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Jeonnam Province held a Global Hometown Practice Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on the 5th. Myung Chang-hwan, Vice Governor of Jeonnam Province, is posing for a commemorative photo with members of the Tokyo Honam Association. Provided by Jeonnam Province

Jeollanam-do continued its global hometown love practice meetings in Japan following China.

On the evening of the 5th, Jeonnam Province held the "Tokyo Honam Hometown Association Hometown Love Practice Meeting" in Tokyo, Japan, to discuss hometown development and mutual exchange plans with overseas compatriots residing in Japan.

Following the hometown love practice meeting held in China last July, this meeting was conducted to expand the hometown love practice campaign worldwide and strengthen solidarity between Jeonnam Province and the Korean-Japanese community.

About 100 people attended the meeting, including Myung Chang-hwan, Vice Governor of Jeonnam Province, Kim Yong-duk, President of the Tokyo Honam Hometown Association, association members, and Kim Dal-beom, former president of the World Honam Hometown Association.

The Tokyo Honam Hometown Association pledged to recruit 5,000 members for the Jeonnam Sarangae (愛) Supporters and donated 5 million won as hometown love donations, committing to take the lead in global hometown love practice.

In response, Vice Governor Myung Chang-hwan personally presented the Jeonnam Love Citizen Card and urged them to visit Jeonnam.

At the event, Jeonnam Province introduced its key policies and the hometown love donation system, and exchanged opinions on expanding exports of Jeonnam’s agricultural and marine products.

In his greeting, Vice Governor Myung said, "The Tokyo Honam Hometown Association is a strong supporter of Jeonnam and a reliable partner for Jeonnam’s leap into the world. The affection and support of the hometown compatriots are the driving force behind Jeonnam’s development. We will continue to strengthen ties with the hometown compatriots by carrying out various exchanges through the Jeonnam Sarangae Supporters project."

President Kim Yong-duk stated, "I hope that this meeting will lead to closer cooperation between the Tokyo Honam Hometown Association and Jeonnam, and the association will consider various ways to contribute to hometown development."

Jeonnam Province and the Tokyo Honam Hometown Association plan to continuously expand hometown love practice through regular exchanges and cooperative events.

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