[Network] The eastern region that leads the economy of South Jeolla Province..."Empowerment to the Comprehensive Development of the Eastern Region"

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The eastern part of Jeollanam-do has a population, but the economic proportion of Jeollanam-do is huge.

So, Jeollanam-do created the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone Authority and built a separate eastern office in Suncheon,
In the future, we decided to create better conditions for businesses and make all-out efforts to create a tourist belt in the southern coastal area.

Reporter Kim Bum-hwan reports.

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POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks, Yeosu's National Industrial Complex, and Suncheon's Yulchon Industrial Complex.

The eastern part of Jeollanam-do has a large population, but it accounts for 62% of the gross product of Jeollanam-do.

[Koo Chung-gon / New Director of Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone: We will do our best to be evaluated as good at work and good people. I'm from Suncheon, Gwangyang, Yeosu, Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province, and Jeolla Province, but I'll do my best to be told that you work really well in Hadong and pay attention.]

On top of that, Yeosu is constantly visited by more than 10 million people a year after the expo, and Suncheon has established itself as the ecological capital of Korea due to the success of the garden fair.

With the success of the Nuri launch, the status of the eastern part of Jeollanam-do, such as Goheung, which is emerging as a aerospace center city, is increasing.

For the administrative convenience of residents in the eastern part of Jeollanam-do, Jeollanam-do has set up a separate eastern government building to lay the foundation for the 100th anniversary of the future Jeonnam leap.

First meeting of directors and directors of Jeollanam-do held at the Dongbu Government Complex after the opening of the Dongbu Government Complex in Jeollanam-do,
Reports and in-depth discussions continued on the expansion of social overhead capital, such as the construction of the high-speed railway of the
Jeolla Line, the establishment of the South Coast Development Office, the enactment of the South Coast Development Special Act, and the hosting of the Yeosu Island Expo.

[Kim Young-rok / Governor of Jeollanam-do: There was a request for about 14.7 billion won in support for our provincial budget, saying that we would make our business bigger. In that regard, we say that we will actively support it as it is the first world island fair in the world.]

In particular, the government has decided to join forces to pass the revision of the Special Act on Yeosun Incident, which will mark its 76th anniversary on the 19th, so that victims and bereaved families of Yeosu and Suncheon incidents can receive proper support.

In the future, Jeollanam-do plans to make the eastern region centered on Yeosu, Suncheon, and Gwangyang a model for cities that drive the future of Korea.

I'm Kim Bum Hwan of YTN.