Hwaseong Embraces Suwon, Osan, and Yongin... Plans for 'K-MARS Dome'

Hwaseong Special City (Mayor Jung Myung-geun) has decided to submit a business proposal on November 13th to Gyeonggi Province for the construction of the complex cultural facility 'K-MARS Dome'.

This represents an active bid for the 'Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Integrated Sports and Performance Dome Construction Project Candidate Site Recruitment'.

Gyeonggi Province will comprehensively evaluate proposals submitted by cities and counties within the province, assessing the feasibility of utilization plans, appropriateness of location, business feasibility, and expected effects, to select one candidate site each for large-scale and medium-scale categories. The province will then submit the final proposal to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The city plans to include in its proposal Hwaseong's locational competitiveness and regional demand, facility utilization direction and operational plans to demonstrate the necessity and feasibility of the project.

The construction of the 'K-MARS Dome' is designed to expand citizens' choices in culture and leisure through a complex cultural facility encompassing sports, large-scale performances, and international events, while creating a new growth hub in southern Gyeonggi.

Hwaseong's key strengths for attracting the facility include high growth potential, excellent locational competitiveness, and abundant surrounding demand. The proposal emphasizes the ability to secure usage demand from residents of adjacent cities including Suwon, Osan, and Yongin, and to develop into a regional hub connecting sports and performance demand across southern and central Gyeonggi.

Hwaseong Special City Mayor Jung Myung-geun said, "The K-MARS Dome is a complex cultural facility encompassing sports, large-scale performances, and international events, and is a future strategic project that creates a new space for growth and opportunity in Hwaseong. We will develop it into a new hub in southern Gyeonggi where sports, culture, and tourism come together, improving citizens' quality of life and injecting vitality into the local economy."