Hwaseong Special Metropolitan City Mayor Jung Myeong-geun: "Every Imagination of Our Citizens Will Become Reality in Hwaseong"

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyeok, Reporter] Hwaseong Special Metropolitan City Mayor Jung Myeong-geun stated on the 20th, "Every imagination of our citizens will become reality in Hwaseong."

Mayor Jung announced at an 'inaugural press conference' held in the city hall conference room that he would begin a challenge toward an inspiring goal of 'completion of my life, Hwaseong Special Metropolitan City'—encompassing △completion of tomorrow △completion of life △completion of joy—and declared a leap toward becoming a 'world-class city.'

At this event, Mayor Jung emphasized Hwaseong's achievements, including 8 consecutive years as the top in comprehensive competitiveness, ranking first nationwide in GRDP, and ranking first nationwide in number of enterprises and births. He expressed his determination to create a vision with citizens to develop Hwaseong into a world-class city beyond the Republic of Korea.

Mayor Jung announced plans to achieve economic growth by focusing on semiconductors, mobility, and biopharmaceuticals as core strategic industries, positioning Hwaseong as a hub for leading the nation's future.

Hwaseong's current annual export volume reaches approximately 24.8 billion dollars, with approximately 27,000 enterprises including Samsung Electronics, ASML, Hyundai, Kia, Hanmi Pharmaceutical, and Daewoo Pharmaceutical located in the city, serving as the Republic of Korea's export base.

Of the 20 trillion won in investment attraction promised at the beginning of the term, 17 trillion won has already been achieved, and the target has been raised to 25 trillion won. Plans include continuous economic development through creating advanced industrial clusters and economic free zones.

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

The city is revitalizing the local economy through issuing the nation's largest regional currency, and constructing a comprehensive childcare service network through provision of childbirth support funds and operation of public and national childcare centers.

As a result, the city achieved the distinction of ranking first nationwide in births for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024.

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

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

Mayor Jung Myeong-geun expressed his commitment, stating: "Over the next 10 years, I will continuously advance toward achieving a GRDP of 120 trillion won, fiscal revenue of 5.6 trillion won, a population of 1.5 million, and a total fertility rate of 1.5 children, to fully complete citizens' lives and become a beacon of hope for the Republic of Korea."