Ganghwa County Seeks Active National Support for Development of Fishing Villages and Ports Including Choji Port

[Suwon Ilbo=Shin Eun-seop] On the 16th, Ganghwa County requested active national-level support from the Incheon Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Administration regarding major policy issues for the development of fishing villages and ports including Choji Port.

On that day, County Governor Yu Cheon-ho made an official workplace visit to Choji Port in Gilsang-myeon, a designated fishing village and port, with Incheon Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Administration Director Hong Jong-wook, and proposed these measures while discussing pending projects for fishing village and port development.

At the meeting, County Governor Yu Cheon-ho proposed: ▲ coastal landscape improvement in the Choji area, including 'replacement of the Choji Port lighthouse (beacon)' ▲ active cooperation for fishing village and port development projects through the 'Choji Port and Hwangsan Island Port Rural New Deal 300' project ▲ national-level support for major fishing village and port issues.

The lighthouse currently installed at Choji Port has deteriorated, and local residents have widely expressed the need to replace the lighthouse facility with one that maintains its original function while also harmonizing with the local landscape.

Starting with this proposal, the county plans to actively pursue lighthouse facility replacement at Choji Port along with coastal landscape improvement projects including an observation deck and coastal walking trails.

County Governor Yu Cheon-ho stated, "I will listen more carefully to the field to increase income for the fisheries industry and fishing communities and create vibrant fishing villages. I will do my best to develop a prosperous Ganghwa through promoting marine tourism revitalization through the Rural New Deal 300 project and improving and expanding marine recreational spaces."