The provincial government has signed an agreement with the CJ Group on development of the island’s natural and cultural resources. Here’s Mike Balfour to explain.


Natural and cultural resources are in abundance in Jeju… and an agreement has been signed to put them to good use.

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Agreement aims to tourism, food, distribution industries

The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and CJ Group have entered a partnership agreement for the development of Jeju’s tourism, food and distribution industries.

[INTERVIEW]
Won Heeryong / Jeju governor
I believe Jeju’s ‘creative economy’ and new economic growth will go well with the CJ Group.
원희룡/ 제주도지사
"제주도의 창조경제, 새로운 경제성장의 진용이 CJ와 잘 궁합이 맞지 않나 생각합니다."

[camera] Ko Moon-su

Under the agreement, CJ Group will utilize its subsidiary companies and infrastructure to develop the island. CJ Cheiljedang(제일제당) will work with the Jeju Development Corporation on a project to make carbonated water with Jeju’s underground water… as well as various processed foods and items utilizing Jeju’s agriculture, livestock and fisheries.

[INTERVIEW]
Soh Kyungshik / CEO, CJ Group
The CJ Group will look for more business opportunities on the island and create jobs. We will also offer high quality products and services.
손경식/ CJ(주) 대표이사
"CJ그룹은 더 많은 사업 기회를 제주도와 함께 발굴하여 양질의 일자리를 더 많이 공급할 뿐만 아니라 더 높은 품질의 제품과 서비스를 제공함으로..."

CJ E&M will partner with the Jeju Tourism Organization to create an infrastructure for cultural content - from television to movies. To that end, a Hallyu concert will be held in Jeju targeting an audience of 90,000 people from the United States, Britain and Japan. The concert will not only include music - it will also display Korean food and beauty products. The aim is to have Jeju’s tourism evolve from the current shopping-centered model to an all-round culture-centered one.

[INTERVIEW]
Choi Kab-yeol / President, Jeju Tourism Organization
Through the agreement with CJ, we hope to upgrade Jeju’s tourism from shopping for products to shopping for culture. The first project along those lines will be a K-Pop convention in Jeju.
최갑열/ 제주관광공사 사장
"CJ와의 업무협약을 통해 물건 쇼핑에서 문화 쇼핑으로 한 단계 업그레이드시키는 공동작업을 마련할 것입니다. 일차적인 사업으로 제주에서 KCON을 개최할 예정입니다."

[reporter]
Mike Balfour

We now look forward to see what the synergy of Jeju’s abundant resources and the resourcefulness of CJ corporation will bring about.

Mike Balfour KCTV