Hupo Port Fishery New Deal Project Progresses Smoothly in Ganghwa County

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County announced that the Hupo Port Fishery New Deal project, which the county has been ambitiously pursuing as a specialized fishery village project, is progressing smoothly.

On the 27th, Ganghwa County Governor Yu Chun-ho visited the Hupo Port construction site to inspect the status of major project progress, and reviewed maintenance and management plans for fishing port infrastructure facilities that have already been completed and access roads to Hupo Port.

The Hupo Port Fishery New Deal project aims to improve residential conditions in fishing villages and modernize fishing infrastructure by investing approximately 8.6 billion won. Major project components include ▲installation of floating breakwaters ▲improvement of access roads to Hupo Port ▲improvement of fishing spaces at the wharf ▲landscape improvement of the fishing port area ▲installation of Sowon Rock hiking trails ▲creation of a bandeong fish specialty street.

In particular, the county is working with residents on menu development consulting for bandeong fish, brand development for Hupo Port, and landscape improvement incorporating bandeong fish stories as part of creating a specialized bandeong fish village. Currently at 40% completion, construction is underway with a targeted completion date of December next year.

Governor Yu Chun-ho stated, "When Hupo Port is completed as a bandeong fish specialty village, residential conditions in the fishing village will improve significantly, and in connection with Manisan Mountain, it will attract many visitors," and added, "Along with the swift project implementation of Hwangsan Island Port and Changhu Port selected last year, this year I will do my best to ensure that Acha Port, Jangot Port, Choji Port, and Hari Port are selected for the Fishery New Deal project."