Despite generous tax incentives, South Korea’s huge conglomerates, the chaebol, have spurned the experiment, at least partly because of enduring transportation and communications problems. The complex can be accessed only through the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, which requires entry and exit passes.
尽管有慷慨的税收减免激励，但韩国财阀仍对这场实验相当冷漠，至少有部分原因在于交通和通信问题迟迟得不到解决。开城工业园区只有通过位于韩朝边境的非军事区抵达，且进出都需要通行证。没有移动电话网络和宽带互联网意味着韩国管理人员必须通过固话线路和传真才能与总部联系。