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With the government's second round of public institution relocations approaching, Ulsan is ramping up its bid by coordinating with local politicians. The city plans to hold forums with local lawmakers, enact relevant ordinances and launch a dedicated attraction committee to strengthen its campaign in partnership with the city council and the broader community.
Ulsan Vice Mayor for Economic Affairs Shin Min-sik and Policy Director Song Yeon-ju are visiting the National Assembly on Thursday to meet in turn with lawmakers Yun Jong-o (Ulsan Buk-gu), Seo Beom-su (Ulsan Ulju-gun) and Park Seong-min (Ulsan Jung-gu) to request their cooperation and support in securing the relocations for Ulsan.
During the visits, Vice Mayor Shin will brief the lawmakers on the city's progress, its overall attraction strategy and the case it is building for each institution targeted for relocation.
He will also share a two-track strategy — pursuing both the second-round public institution relocations and the relocation of the integrated headquarters of five state-owned power companies at the same time — along with a plan to link first-round energy public institutions, second-round relocatees and the integrated power company headquarters into what the city calls a "complete national energy supply chain" value chain.
Ulsan intends to ask the lawmakers to ensure that the city's industrial strengths are fully reflected as the government advances its second-round relocation policy.
"We will work as one team with our local lawmakers to actively make the case for Ulsan to both the government and the National Assembly, and turn that into tangible results," Vice Mayor Shin said.
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