Sacheon City, Goheung County Jointly Attend National Assembly Legislation Fair... Build Consensus on Special Law Enactment

Operating a Joint Promotional Booth at the National Assembly... Explaining the Need for a Special Law
Linking Sacheon's Korea Aerospace Administration and aerospace industry with Goheung's space launch vehicle industry
Presenting a Plan to Build an Aerospace Industry Belt Along the Southern Coast Through Yeongnam-Honam Cooperation

Sacheon City in South Gyeongsang Province and Goheung County in South Jeolla Province jointly took part in the National Assembly Legislation Fair, promoting the need to enact a special law to create an aerospace complex city and conducting joint outreach to build an aerospace industry belt along the southern coast.

The city said on the 7th that it operated a joint promotional booth with Goheung County at the 2026 National Assembly Legislation Fair, held at the National Assembly, and introduced the aerospace complex city development plan and key provisions of the related special law to lawmakers and event visitors.

The joint outreach focused on explaining the need for institutional support to link the aerospace industry foundations of Sacheon City and Goheung County and strengthen the competitiveness of the national aerospace industry through cooperation between the Yeongnam and Honam regions.

[Photo provided by Sacheon City] Sacheon Mayor Park Dongsik poses for a commemorative photo with officials from Goheung County at the 2026 National Assembly Legislative Expo, held at the National Assembly, after promoting the need to enact a special act for an aerospace complex city and plans to build an aerospace industry belt along the southern coast.

Sacheon City is home to the Korea Aerospace Administration and has an aerospace industry base that includes aircraft manufacturing and related parts industries. Goheung County has an industrial base related to space launch vehicles, centered on the Naro Space Center.

The two local governments are pursuing a plan to link these industrial strengths and develop a complex city along the southern coast with aerospace production, research, education, and residential functions.

At this year's fair, they placed particular emphasis on explaining the key provisions of the Special Act on the Construction and Support of Aerospace Complex Cities, which has been introduced in the National Assembly, and the need for its enactment.

The bill focuses on establishing a national support framework for the systematic development of the aerospace industry and the creation of aerospace complex cities.

Sacheon City and Goheung County believe that the sustainable growth of the aerospace industry requires an institutional foundation that can comprehensively support not only the expansion of industrial facilities but also related functions such as research and development, specialized workforce training, education, and housing.

Accordingly, the two local governments stressed that enacting the special law is necessary to establish a national support framework for aerospace industry infrastructure and the development of residential environments.

The promotional booth screened videos outlining the plan to develop an aerospace complex city and the direction for building an aerospace industry belt along the southern coast, and distributed related materials.

They also introduced the aerospace industry in Sacheon City and Goheung County to lawmakers and visitors, explaining the potential for industrial links between the two regions and the need to enact the special law.

Sacheon City and Goheung County have pursued consultations with relevant agencies, joint proposals, and a public signature campaign to secure the enactment of the special law for an aerospace complex city.

Their participation in the National Assembly Legislation Fair was also part of these efforts to explain the purpose of the special law and seek the attention and cooperation of the National Assembly.

According to the city, Sacheon City and Goheung County were the only local governments at the county and city level nationwide to participate in the fair and conduct joint promotional activities.

Sacheon Mayor Park Dongsik said, "At this National Assembly Legislation Fair, Sacheon City and Goheung County jointly shared their plans for cooperation to develop the aerospace industry. We will continue working with relevant agencies to build an aerospace industry belt along the southern coast and secure the swift enactment of the special law for an aerospace complex city."

Meanwhile, the development of an aerospace complex city being pursued by Sacheon City and Goheung County is at a stage where the legislative process for the related special law and the establishment of a national support framework are still needed.

The outcome of the National Assembly's review of the special law, the government's support measures, and whether concrete project plans are drawn up are expected to be key challenges for advancing the aerospace complex city development project.

To ensure the effective development of an aerospace complex city, the special law must be enacted, and national financial support, the project implementation framework, and the division of roles between regions must also be specified.

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