Pohang Mayor Lee Gangdeok: "Creating Tangible Changes for Citizens by Strengthening Future Competitiveness"

Pohang Mayor Lee Gangdeok has declared the 'strengthening of future competitiveness' as the city's top priority, signaling tangible changes that citizens will be able to feel.

Mayor Lee called for an all-out effort to strengthen the city's competitiveness by discovering and nurturing new growth engines for the future, aiming to deliver changes that citizens can truly experience.

On December 5, Pohang City held an expanded executive meeting in the main conference room at City Hall, presided over by Mayor Lee Gangdeok. The meeting included a report on the outcomes of overseas visits related to the MICE industry-specifically, the 'Results of Visits to Europe and Brazil and the Status of International Conference Discovery and Attraction'-as well as a report from the tourism industry department on 'Strengthening Pohang-Hungary Global Cooperation.' The city also discussed Pohang's future growth strategies and key municipal issues.

Mayor Lee Kangdeok is presiding over the expanded executive meeting on the 5th, emphasizing the creation of tangible changes for citizens through discovering and nurturing new growth engines for Pohang's future to strengthen the city's competitiveness. Provided by Pohang City

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Mayor Lee stated, "With the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP) and visits to major international organizations and convention institutions in Europe and Brazil, we must advance our MICE strategy based on our industrial city foundation." He added, "In line with the opening of POEX, we will strengthen our cooperation system with international organizations and overseas convention institutions to become a global convention city."

He also referenced the recently signed letter of intent for exchange with Debrecen, Hungary, emphasizing, "We must identify and implement practical cooperative projects to elevate Pohang's status as a global leader in the battery industry."

The city shared the current status of securing national investment funds for 2026 and reviewed its goals and strategies for obtaining government funding in 2027. In particular, Pohang plans to intensify efforts to discover and nurture new growth engines and to prepare for large-scale national projects.

Mayor Lee especially stressed that the municipal museum and the second municipal art museum, both currently under development, must become core cultural infrastructure that embodies Pohang's identity. He instructed that these facilities be created as smart, integrated cultural spaces that set Pohang apart from other cities by showcasing the city's unique nature, history, and culture-spaces that citizens can enjoy in their daily lives.

Additionally, Pohang City plans to thoroughly inspect its disaster response system to prepare for the risk of wildfires during the dry winter season and consecutive cold waves, and to strengthen support for protecting vulnerable groups.

Mayor Lee Gangdeok urged, "To enhance Pohang's future competitiveness, we must focus our administrative capabilities and ensure that all departments work together organically to deliver changes that citizens can truly feel. Please do your utmost to respond to current issues and prepare for the future without wavering."

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