'Bitgreen Industrial Complex Expansion and Basic Income'... Mayor Nam-o Lee of Hampyeong Proposes Regional Key Issues to National Assembly

Request for Policy Support Including Additional 1 Million Pyeong Expansion of Bitgreen Industrial Complex

Nam-o Lee, the mayor of Hampyeong County in Jeonnam Gwangju Metropolitan Special City, visited the National Assembly to advocate for the inclusion of key projects from the 9th popularly elected administration in national plans and to secure government funding.

Nam-O Lee, County Governor of Hampyeong, is visiting Congressman Deukgu Kang to propose local pending projects. Provided by Hampyeong County

According to Hampyeong County on July 8, Mayor Lee visited the National Assembly for two days starting July 6, meeting one after another with members of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts and other key standing committees. He explained the core pending projects of the 9th popularly elected administration and requested active support from the government level.

This was the first National Assembly visit since the launch of the 9th popularly elected administration, aimed at linking major projects that will drive regional development and growth to national policies and laying the foundation for securing government funding.

Mayor Lee met with several lawmakers, including Gaeho Lee, Myungseon Hwang, Deukgu Kang, Youngkyo Seo, and Samsuk Seo, to explain the necessity and anticipated benefits of Hampyeong County’s key projects and requested active cooperation at the parliamentary level.

The proposals included a total of six projects: designation and expansion of the Bitgreen Industrial Complex as an RE100 industrial complex; the expansion of the Gwangju Samdo to Hampyeong Nasan metropolitan road; implementation of the Hampyeong-type basic income initiative; establishment of the Hampyeong Cheonji Hanwoo Genetic Resource Center; development of the Hampyeong Marine Healing Wellness Complex Center; and the Golden Bat tourism and Light City Hampyeong project. The total project budget amounts to 144.3 billion won.

The county actively emphasized the need for government policy to reflect the expansion of the Bitgreen National Industrial Complex by about 1 million pyeong, in addition to the existing 1.23 million pyeong, in order to foster the complex as a strategic investment hub for semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment (so-called “fabless” and back-end process) companies. They also urged the government to designate it as an RE100 industrial complex and attract semiconductor-related industries.

Mayor Lee highlighted the excellent locational competitiveness of the Bitgreen National Industrial Complex, which boasts abundant renewable energy, industrial water resources, an outstanding metropolitan transportation network, and a talent supply base including GIST and Chonnam National University. He requested policy support at the national level.

In addition, the mayor focused on projects that will underpin the future growth of Hampyeong County, such as the expansion of the Gwangju Samdo to Hampyeong Nasan metropolitan road, which is essential for establishing the metropolitan transportation network in Jeonnam and Gwangju; the Hampyeong-type basic income initiative to address local depopulation; and the establishment of a genetic resource center to secure future competitiveness in livestock farming.

He also proposed the development of a marine healing wellness complex center utilizing marine resources from Hampyeong Bay and the creation of a stay-type tourism infrastructure leveraging the Golden Bat, presenting strategies to establish a tourism and healing hub in the western region and invigorate the local economy.

Nam-o Lee, the mayor of Hampyeong County, stated, "National-level support and cooperation are more important than ever to realize the county administration’s goal of 'Renew Hampyeong, Benefit the People' under the 9th popularly elected administration." He added, "Going forward, I will continue to visit the National Assembly and central government agencies to actively advocate for these key projects so they can be reflected in national plans and promoted without setbacks, thereby changing the future of Hampyeong."

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