Osan Mayor Gwak Sang-uk: "What Are the Challenges Facing Businesses?"

Osan Mayor Gwak Sang-uk has launched efforts to listen to the difficulties faced by business operators in running their enterprises.

On the 17th at 5 p.m., Mayor Gwak held a briefing on the city's policy direction for 2011 at the Wedding Palace, with approximately 70 attendees including members of the Osan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Chairman Lee Heon-bang) and business leaders, and held a roundtable discussion to gather business concerns and suggestions.

The roundtable discussion proceeded with a presentation on overall municipal administration, after which Mayor Gwak, invited as the lecturer, specifically explained the promotion strategies and objectives in four areas that Osan is focusing on: "Building the Nation's Leading Educational City," "Realizing an Exemplary Childcare City," "Fostering a Competitive Regional Economy," and "Creating a Pleasant Green-City."

Through his lecture, Mayor Gwak said, "I am grateful for your efforts in job creation and revitalizing the regional economy, and for providing an opportunity to explain Osan's municipal affairs," and emphasized, "I will strive to make this a city suitable for business, and I will make efforts to provide whatever help I can for the many difficulties in business operations."

Following this, explanations from each department head on municipal policy issues, questions and answers from attendees, and a time to explain the city's handling of suggestions received from businesses took place.

Meanwhile, last year Osan established a Beauty-Cosmetics Valley development plan at its largest general industrial complex, was selected as a recipient of the Healthcare and Social Affairs Ministry's cosmetics ISO-GMP infrastructure support project, and is currently pushing forward with the establishment of the Korea Cosmetics Industry Research Institute after inviting it to the city.

The city is promoting various business support measures to create a pleasant city with self-sufficiency functions, including hosting a "Future Vision Declaration for the Cosmetics Industry" and launching business recruitment efforts, while establishing a business support SOS system.