Democratic Party's Hong Seong-guk Proposes Bill to Establish National Assembly Sejong Branch

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] On the 10th, Hong Seong-guk, a member of the Democratic Party representing the Sejong-si Gap district, introduced a bill to amend the National Assembly Act to establish the National Assembly building in Sejong City.

The purpose is to promote balanced national development and improve the efficiency of state administration. Rep. Hong stated, "In the past three years (2016?2018), the travel expenses for central government officials based in Sejong City for trips outside the area amounted to 91.7 billion KRW, with 869,000 trips, half of which were trips to the National Assembly building in Yeouido." He added, "In a survey conducted last year targeting central government officials, 85.8% responded that the establishment of the National Assembly building in Sejong is necessary."

From his first day at the National Assembly, Rep. Hong delivered a personal letter requesting all 300 members of the National Assembly, both ruling and opposition parties, to establish the National Assembly building in Sejong. As a result, 80 members who agreed signed the joint sponsorship. All 20 Democratic Party members from Sejong, Daejeon, and Chungcheong regions also participated in the legislation.

Rep. Hong said, "The construction of the Sejong Assembly building is part of the Korean New Deal policy to redesign South Korea with the values of balanced national development and local decentralization, and it will become a new social driving force after overcoming the COVID-19 national crisis." He added, "The completion of Sejong City as the administrative capital is the dream of the late President Roh Moo-hyun and a national agenda of the Moon Jae-in administration. I will carefully ensure that the amendment passes and that subsequent procedures proceed smoothly."

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