SEOUL, January 16 (AJP) - President Lee Jae Myung will visit Ulsan next week to meet residents and hear about the issues facing the industrial city.
Lee, who stressed regional growth in his New Year's address, wrote on Facebook Thursday that he will hold his first town hall-style meeting of the year on Jan. 13, describing the southern city as “the heart of South Korea's industry.
"Over the past 60 years, Ulsan has led our manufacturing industries including automobiles, petrochemicals, and shipbuilding, and has stood at the center of South Korea's economic growth," he wrote. "Now is the time to move forward on a new path, beyond being an industrial capital, to lead in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in manufacturing and green industries."
Lee said the government will make this year the "first year of a great leap through a major transformation," promoting growth beyond Seoul to boost regional development.
He added that Ulsan, the leading city in the country's southeastern manufacturing belt, will help drive South Korea's industrial transformation.
He urged residents to share their views, saying he wants to map out Ulsan's future and the country's next leap forward using citizens' collective wisdom.
About 200 residents will be selected from those who apply by next Monday to attend the meeting.
The meeting comes after Lee earlier outlined a vision for regional growth, with Seoul as the economic capital, the central region as the administrative capital, and the southern region as the maritime capital.
Lee, who stressed regional growth in his New Year's address, wrote on Facebook Thursday that he will hold his first town hall-style meeting of the year on Jan. 13, describing the southern city as “the heart of South Korea's industry.
"Over the past 60 years, Ulsan has led our manufacturing industries including automobiles, petrochemicals, and shipbuilding, and has stood at the center of South Korea's economic growth," he wrote. "Now is the time to move forward on a new path, beyond being an industrial capital, to lead in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in manufacturing and green industries."
Lee said the government will make this year the "first year of a great leap through a major transformation," promoting growth beyond Seoul to boost regional development.
He added that Ulsan, the leading city in the country's southeastern manufacturing belt, will help drive South Korea's industrial transformation.
He urged residents to share their views, saying he wants to map out Ulsan's future and the country's next leap forward using citizens' collective wisdom.
About 200 residents will be selected from those who apply by next Monday to attend the meeting.
The meeting comes after Lee earlier outlined a vision for regional growth, with Seoul as the economic capital, the central region as the administrative capital, and the southern region as the maritime capital.
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