Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly Holds Southeast Region Aviation Countermeasures Special Committee Meeting ... Shin Sang-hoon Appointed Chairman

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] The Special Committee for the Establishment of Southeast Region Aviation Measures of the Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Council (Chairman Park Jun-ho) held its 6th meeting on the 12th, the opening day of the 373rd Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Council extraordinary session, and shared the progress of the Southeast Region Gateway Airport project.

The meeting was held to review the progress of the Southeast Region New Airport following the agreement last June between the mayors and governors of Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to transfer the verification of Gimhae New Airport to the Prime Minister's Office, aiming to resolve the unproductive disputes.

Jang Young-wook, head of the Future Strategy and New Airport Project Group of Gyeongsangnam-do, explained the progress of the Southeast Region Gateway Airport project and Gyeongsangnam-do's plans. The project group plans to organize discussions on the Prime Minister's Office-led new airport verification plan and prepare countermeasures through gathering opinions from local residents and communication and cooperation with various institutions regarding the construction of the Southeast Region Gateway Airport.

Chairman Park Jun-ho of the special committee requested, "The Prime Minister's Office verification committee for Gimhae New Airport should accurately recognize issues such as aviation noise and safety related to the construction of the Southeast Region New Airport and make a reasonable decision as soon as possible so that the Southeast Region New Airport can serve as a safe 24-hour gateway airport and be constructed in accordance with reality."

Meanwhile, at the meeting, with Chairman Park Jun-ho resigning after leading the special committee for one year and five months, Vice Chairman Shin Sang-hoon was appointed as the new chairman, and Member Kim Kyung-soo was appointed as the vice chairman.

New Chairman Shin Sang-hoon said, "I will do my best to gather the wisdom of the special committee members to achieve good results during the remaining period for the construction of the Southeast Region New Airport."

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