Mayor Koo Ja-yeol of Wonju Requests Support for 'Five Major Initiatives' in Meeting with Governor Woo Sang-ho of Gangwon Province

Wonju City Makes All-Out Efforts to Attract Advanced Medical Complex
Requests Support for Advanced Medical Complex, Seowonju Station Development
Mayor Koo Ja-yeol: "Securing Growth Engines for Future Industries and Urban Development"

Wonju City in Gangwon Province has stepped up its cooperation with the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province to secure future growth engines, such as attracting an Advanced Medical Complex and developing Seowonju Station.

On the 7th, Gu Ja-yeol, mayor of Wonju, met with Woo Sang-ho, Governor of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, explained major pending projects, and then shook hands for a commemorative photo. Provided by Wonju City

On August 7, Wonju City announced that Mayor Koo Ja-yeol visited Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, where he met with Governor Woo Sang-ho to explain key ongoing projects and requested active support and collaboration.

The projects proposed by Mayor Koo on that day include: ▲Attracting the Advanced Medical Complex to Wonju ▲Gangwon Medical and Wellness AX Grand Transformation ▲Making Wonju a Startup City ▲Seowonju Station Development Project ▲Creating a Citizens’ Park and Complex Cultural Hub at the former livestock breeding site, among others.

In particular, Wonju City asked the province to lend its strength to attracting the Advanced Medical Complex in line with the ongoing move to amend the "Special Act on the Fostering of Advanced Medical Complexes."

The city emphasized that Wonju has the only medical device industry cluster in the country and a robust industry-academia-research-hospital collaboration system, making it highly competitive as a national innovation hub for advanced medical industries. Wonju also requested provincial-level support and joint response to secure designation as a regional advanced medical complex.

Seowonju Station’s development, in preparation for the opening of the Gyeonggang Line in 2028, was also highlighted as a key issue. The city plans to develop the area around Seowonju Station as a future industrial hub, focused on medical AI and advanced industries, connecting it to the Seoul metropolitan area.

Wonju sought the province's cooperation on projects to improve the urban living environment and citizens' quality of life, such as turning the old livestock breeding site into a citizens’ park and complex cultural hub.

Mayor Koo Ja-yeol stated, “For Wonju to achieve sustainable growth, we must foster future industries, expand urban infrastructure, and improve the quality of life for our citizens.” He added, “We will work closely with the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province to ensure that the key projects proposed today achieve tangible results, and we will promptly move forward with follow-up procedures for each initiative.”

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