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Busan Metropolitan City to Hold First “Busan Town Hall Meeting,” Shaping Busan as a Maritime Capital Together with Citizens

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Chun Jae-soo, announced that it will hold a “Busan Town Hall Meeting” on maritime affairs at 2:00 p.m. on September 14 in the Grand Ballroom on the 22nd floor of ASTI Hotel Busan. The city will openly recruit 100 citizens to participate in the event from today, August 28, through September 6.

Under the slogan “Building Busan as a Maritime Capital Together with Citizens,” the Busan Town Hall Meeting will bring together approximately 50 experts and professionals working in the field and around 100 citizens to discuss Busan’s maritime future and key policy directions under the theme “Busan’s Future: Finding Answers in the Sea.”

The event will proceed with an opening session, a vision presentation titled “Busan as a Maritime Capital: Envisioning the Future,” expert policy proposals titled “Busan as a Maritime Capital: Proposals from the Field,” and an open dialogue with citizens titled “Citizens Ask, the Mayor Answers.”

In particular, during the open dialogue with citizens, the mayor and citizens will communicate directly through approximately 10 questions, including five questions submitted in advance with participation applications, three questions from attendees on site on the day of the event, and two questions submitted through real-time comments on BusanTube.

The discussion will focus on five key policy agendas: establishing Busan as a leading hub for national maritime policy, creating a global maritime business ecosystem, strengthening global competitiveness in shipping and logistics, fostering future-oriented emerging maritime industries, and positioning Busan as a leading city for the Arctic shipping route.

Busan Metropolitan City plans to use these five policy agendas as the central topics for expert recommendations and public dialogue, while broadly gathering citizen questions and policy proposals without restricting them to specific fields.

Citizens who wish to participate may apply by scanning the QR code on promotional materials posted on the Busan Metropolitan City website, its official social media channels, and other platforms.

Busan Metropolitan City will select 100 citizen participants to ensure diversity and representation, comprehensively considering factors such as age group, gender, area of residence, and fields of interest. Mobile invitations will be sent individually to the final selected participants on September 9.

Starting with this town hall meeting on maritime affairs, Busan Metropolitan City plans to hold a series of Busan Town Hall Meetings on major municipal issues, including culture.

Expert recommendations and citizen opinions presented at the town hall meetings will be shared with the relevant departments and followed up through policy review, incorporation into policies, and other measures.

Mayor Chun Jae-soo said, “The more important a policy is to Busan’s future, the more essential it is to listen directly to citizens and work together to find answers. Through this town hall meeting, we will listen closely not only to proposals from experts and professionals in the field, but also to the diverse voices of our citizens, faithfully reflect them in our policies, and work together with citizens to build Busan into the maritime capital of the Republic of Korea.”