Mayor Jung Myeong-geun of Hwaseong Special City: "All that citizens imagine will become reality in Hwaseong"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Mayor Jung Myeong-geun of Hwaseong Special City announced on the 20th, "All that citizens imagine will become reality in Hwaseong."

At the 'inaugural press conference' held in the City Hall conference room that day, Mayor Jung stated that he would begin his challenge toward the inspiring goal of 'completion of my life, Hwaseong Special City' through △completion of tomorrow △completion of living △completion of joy, and declared a leap forward to becoming a 'world-class city.'

At this occasion, Mayor Jung emphasized Hwaseong City's achievements including 8 consecutive years of ranking first in comprehensive competitiveness, first nationwide in GRDP, and first nationwide in number of companies and newborn population, while expressing his determination to create goals with citizens to develop the city into a world-class city beyond South Korea.

Mayor Jung announced a plan to achieve economic growth by centering on semiconductors, mobility, and biotechnology industries as a hub for strategic industries leading South Korea's future.

Hwaseong's current annual export value reaches approximately 24.8 billion dollars, and with approximately 27,000 companies including Samsung Electronics, ASML, Hyundai, Kia, Hanmi Pharmaceutical, and Daewoo Pharmaceutical located there, it is serving as South Korea's export base.

Of the 20 trillion won in investment attraction promised at the beginning of his term, 17 trillion won has already been achieved, and the target has been raised to 25 trillion won, with plans for continuous economic development through advanced industrial clusters and economic free zone creation.

Additionally, Hwaseong City is implementing 37 projects with a budget of 322 billion won to realize the 'Hwaseong-type basic welfare society' that guarantees citizens' economic and social basic rights.

The city is revitalizing the local economy through issuing the nation's largest-scale regional currency and is building a comprehensive childcare service network through childbirth support funds and the operation of public daycare centers.

As a result, the city achieved the top ranking nationwide in newborn population for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024.

To expand cultural and tourism infrastructure, Hwaseong is advancing the construction of the Hwaseong Arts Center and municipal art museum, and is planning to develop Hwaseong International Theme Park into a comprehensive entertainment space through cooperation with global top media group Paramount, positioning it as a new growth engine for the western region.

Additionally, the city plans to focus on activating the West Coast marine tourism belt to provide citizens with precious leisure spaces and developing tourism content utilizing historical and cultural resources.

Mayor Jung Myeong-geun expressed his ambition, stating, "Over the next 10 years, with goals of 120 trillion won in GRDP, 5.6 trillion won in finances, 1.5 million in population, and 1.5 in total fertility rate, I will move forward without stopping to complete citizens' lives and become a beacon of hope for South Korea."