Nam Kyung-pil Visits Hyungnam Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex to Resolve Corporate Issues

Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil visited the Hyungnam Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex and heard the concerns of local business leaders.

Governor Nam promised to address three short-term tasks on the spot while working together with the national government on medium to long-term projects.

Governor Nam heard an explanation of the company's current status from Lee Cheon-soo, co-representative of Donggu Biopharmaceutical, and then toured the production facility with attendees. He subsequently held a working-level meeting at the site attended by representatives from companies in the Hyungnam Pharmaceutical Complex and related organizations to hear about corporate grievances.

At the meeting, Jo Yong-jun, chairman of the Korea Pharmaceutical Cooperative, proposed "changing the administrative office to a support facility, as its current public facility status makes it difficult to support worker operations." Workers from Donggu Biopharmaceutical requested expansion of public transportation lines, noting that the access road at the complex entrance is narrow, creating accident risks, and that there is no city bus service from Suwon to the complex, causing inconvenience to employees.

In response, Choi Hyun-duk, director of the Gyeonggi Province Economic Investment Bureau, answered that the zoning would be changed to a support facility within three months through consultation with Hwaseong City. Yun Yong-taek, director of the Hwaseong City Regional Development Project Office, also stated that he would prioritize opening a 100-meter section by the end of this year to partially resolve the access road problem at the complex entrance.

Regarding the public transportation expansion issue, Ji Young-min, director of the Hwaseong City Construction and Transportation Bureau, stated that "since a bus terminal will be established in Balan this year, it will be possible to establish new city bus routes from early next year."

After the meeting, Governor Nam stated, "I will quickly resolve issues that the province can address by consulting with local governments, and for medium to long-term problems, the province and national government will cooperate to implement improvements in a new direction. As development progresses, for inevitable regulation and cost issues, we will not force implementation all at once but will resolve them in stages to make regulations and costs realistically feasible."

Gyeonggi Province is home to 262 pharmaceutical production companies, accounting for 40% of the nation's total. The Hyungnam Pharmaceutical Complex, the nation's only specialized pharmaceutical industrial complex, accounts for 60% of domestic pharmaceutical production.

About 30 people attended the site visit, including Chae In-seok, mayor of Hwaseong City, Seo Jae-il, vice chairman of the Hwaseong City Council, Kim In-gyu, head of the Gyeonggi Regional Food and Drug Safety Administration, Seo Seung-won, head of the Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Administration, Jo Yong-jun, chairman of the Korea Pharmaceutical Cooperative, Min Jong-gi, chairman of the Hwaseong Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Yun Yun-sik, chairman of the Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Federation, and resident company representatives and workers.

Gyeonggi Province announced that Governor Nam plans to visit corporate sites monthly going forward.