Shinan County Council Urges Hosting of 4th Generation Circular Synchrotron Radiation Accelerator in Honam Region

At the 2nd plenary session of the 285th extraordinary meeting, a proposal to attract the 4th generation circular synchrotron radiation accelerator to the Honam region (Naju City) for national balanced development was adopted. (Photo by Sinan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ki-woon] The Jeonnam Shinan County Council (Chairman Kim Yong-bae) announced that on the 27th at 11 a.m., it concluded the six-day legislative schedule with the 2nd plenary session of the 285th extraordinary meeting held in the main chamber of the county council.

During this extraordinary meeting, a total of 27 agenda items were reviewed and resolved, including support for low-income residents' emergency disaster living expenses to aid COVID-19 damage and revitalize the depressed local economy, support for small business owners, as well as ordinances on local tax reductions and water bill reductions.

Additionally, at the 2nd plenary session on the 27th, a resolution to attract the ‘4th Generation Prototype Synchrotron Radiation Accelerator to the Honam region (Naju City)’ for national balanced development was adopted.

This resolution was primarily proposed by Councilor Kim Hyuk-sung and agreed upon by all council members.

Through the resolution, the county council emphasized, “The government should attract the next-generation synchrotron radiation accelerator to the Honam region to resolve regional imbalances in the field of science and technology and to promote national balanced development,” and added, “The county council will devote all efforts to help Honam emerge as a new growth axis of the Republic of Korea.”

Meanwhile, the adopted resolution will be delivered to the National Assembly and relevant central government departments.

In his closing remarks, Chairman Kim Yong-bae said, “I urge the executive branch to promptly and accurately handle the livelihood agenda items such as emergency disaster living expense support for low-income residents affected by COVID-19, support for small business owners, and reductions in local taxes and water bills, so that they can be implemented in a timely manner and contribute to the recovery of the local economy,” and added, “Until COVID-19 is eradicated, I ask all residents to unite their efforts to create a clean Shinan, the island of angels, by continuing to observe personal hygiene rules such as social distancing and hand washing.”

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