Advanced Medical Complex Site Selected by April 10

The site selection for the Advanced Medical Complex will be announced by April 10.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare stated on the 5th that "we are deliberating and confirming the 'evaluation plan for advanced medical complex candidate sites and final site selection method' while conducting on-site inspections of the candidate locations," adding "we will select the complex site as early as April 10."

The evaluation panel plans to conduct on-site inspections on the 5th at Yangsan (Busan, Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province), Sinseo (Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province), Daedok R&D Special Zone (Daejeon), and Jingok (Gwangju, South Jeolla Province), and on the 6th at Gwanggyo New Town, Osong (North Chungcheong), and the remaining six locations.

Currently, within and outside the Ministry of Health and Welfare as well as in media circles, Osong, Sinseo, Yangsan, Wonju, and Daedok are being cited as "well-prepared" locations, while Gwanggyo New Town is not being mentioned.

However, given that the intentions of the evaluation panel (consisting of 240 members, with 60 participating in the final evaluation) cannot be predicted and there are variables such as weighted scoring, no one can guarantee the attraction of the project.

Meanwhile, even after the site selection announcement on the 10th, inter-regional competition among local governments appears to be intensifying, suggesting that aftereffects such as "political pressure" will be severe.