Busan North Port encompasses Expo spirit of ‘transforming the world’
Busan Port to go through S. Korea’s first port redevelopment Events to be held across Busan during BIE inspection team’s visit
“Busan Opera House to the right is over 50% completed. The whole area of Busan Port visible from here, including Uam Wharf and Jaseongdae Wharf, will be transformed into exhibition centers for the World Expo 2030 Busan and crowded with visitors.”
World Expo 2030 Bid Promotion Headquarters leader Cho Yoo-jang said to over 30 correspondents in the roof garden of the Busan Port International Passenger Terminal in Dong-gu, Busan on February 17, pointing to various places across Busan North Port. “North Port used to be a place of colonial exploitation by Japan 100 years ago but it has become the heart of South Korea’s industrialization with 70 percent of the country’s export and import containers transported through it since the 1970s. Currently, it is a historical site where the country’s first port redevelopment is taking place,” Cho said. “Such symbolic significance makes it a great fit for the World Expo 2030’s theme of ‘Transforming Our World, Navigating Toward a Better Future.’”
Various cultural events to showcase the beauty of South Korea, including large-scale fireworks and performances, will be held across Busan during the on-site inspection of Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) from April 2 to April 7. In particular, an emphasis will be put on directions forward for humanity, such as addressing climate change and achieving carbon neutrality, by utilizing high-tech information and communications technology during the inspection team’s visit to North Port in order to differentiate Busan from other competing cities. “It will be remodeled and used as a data center to store data related to the bidding process of the expo and other relevant information,” Cho said, pointing to a 42-meter-tall silo, which was originally built to store grain.
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