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Gyeonggi International Boat Show,enjoys a recognition as a leading Asian boat show

International boating magazines report the show with great admiration

Many influential international boating magazines admired Gyeonggi International Boat Show.

They had an interview with Gyeonggi Governer Kim Moon Su at VIP room, Jeongok Port on June 5th. The interview focused mainly on the future of Ocean Leisure Industry n Korea. Guy Nowell of Yacht Style
Hong Kong, participating in the show for wo consecutive years, commented that he elieves Gyeonggi International Boat Show as established itself as a leading Asian boat how.

He asked the Governor, since the next step s very crucial for further advance, what his isions were. The Governor replied that he ees as that a lot of effort has been put into he show since the first year to satisfy many equirements to become an international oat show and that more weight will be put nto business perspectives from next year. e explained about Jeongok Ocean Industrial omplex and “Gold Coast Project” of
West Coast of the nation.

James Boyd of IBI England asked Governor im how the attention and support ave been given to the ocean industry on a ational level. Mr. Boyd had been working a eport on ocean industry promotion policies
around the globe. Kim replied “Gyeonggi nternational Boat Show has been a turning oint for relevant industry field since there as been almost no awareness regarding cean industry. Especially, the government fficials have been greatly influenced by he show, realizing the importance of ocean ndustry. They have started to work on to oosen regulations and to secure a 50 billion on budget for ocean leisure industry.” Gyeonggi International Boat Show and orld Boat Competition are leading the ovement”, he added.

The tension in the West Coast area between he two Koreas was also brought up as an ssue during the interview and the foreign eporters were curious about its effects on he boat show. Governor Kim commented hat domestic and foreign media have a tendency o exaggerate the situation and that, s they may have seen, no effect has been ade. “Jeongok Ocean Industrial Complex nd “Gold Coast Project” of West Coast will e face no obstacles”, he assured.