5th Administrative Council Meeting of Four Western Gyeongnam Counties Held in Hapcheon County

Consultation on Hosting the 2027 Provincial Sports Festival by Four Counties
Including Policy Forum and Related Discussions

It was announced on June 17 that National Assembly member Shin Sungbeom and the county governors of Sancheong, Hamyang, Geochang, and Hapcheon gathered at Susil in Hapcheon County to hold the "5th Administrative Council Meeting of Four Counties in Western Gyeongnam."

During the meeting, the participants elected the next chairperson of the council and discussed measures for mutual cooperation among the four counties.

Group photo of Hapcheon County at the "5th Administrative Council Meeting of Four Counties in Western Gyeongnam."

In particular, the four counties agreed to hold a "2027 Provincial Sports Festival Western Gyeongnam Four Counties Hosting Policy Forum" in Geochang County at 2:00 p.m. on June 24 to build regional consensus for hosting the Provincial Sports Festival. Koo Inmo, the governor of Geochang County, was elected as the next chairperson.

Additionally, the following topics were discussed: ▲ a proposal to expand the use of stay-type shelters as accommodations for foreign workers (Sancheong County); ▲ strengthening cooperation in wellness tourism projects in the western region; ▲ upgrading the unconnected section of Local Road No. 1023 (Hamyang?Hadong) to a national support road (Hamyang County); ▲ operating public postpartum care centers and childcare dream centers as regional hubs (Geochang County); ▲ joint win-win strategies in response to hosting national-scale soccer tournaments; ▲ promoting the pilot operation of Lumina nighttime content at the video theme park (Hapcheon County); ▲ and expanding the joint project for the "Oreul GO Hamyang" summit certification program among the four counties.

On this day, Representative Shin Sungbeom remarked, "This was a meaningful occasion to discuss common issues among the four counties, and projects like Hamyang County's mountain summit certification program 'Oreul GO Hamyang' are highly effective and should be jointly pursued by all four counties."