Government Earthquake Investigation Committee and Relief Review Committee Activities... Pohang City Launches 'Advisory Group'

Under the Pohang Earthquake Special Act, Successive Organizations Established Under the Prime Minister
Pohang City Forms Expert Advisory Group Including Lawyers and Loss Adjusters

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Following the Pohang Earthquake Special Act, activities of the Relief Review Committee under the Prime Minister and the Earthquake Truth Investigation Committee have begun. On the 14th, Pohang City announced that it has launched a 'Relief Advisory Group' consisting of eight experts to take phased and proactive measures on major issues.

At the inauguration ceremony held at City Hall on the 12th, Mayor Kang-Duk Lee presented appointment letters to eight advisory members, including Professor Kwanghee Kim of Pusan National University and Attorney Bonghak Gong, urging their active participation for the practical relief of affected residents.

The advisory group will be divided into two fields: truth investigation and relief. They will hold regular monthly meetings and establish a mid- to long-term master plan according to progress, including future enforcement ordinance revisions, truth investigation applications and reception, relief applications and reception, and fact-finding investigations.

First, regarding the expected enforcement ordinance revision at the end of August, the group plans to actively represent citizens' opinions to central government agencies such as the Office for Government Policy Coordination and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, based on the advisory group's feedback after collecting opinions and positions from affected residents.

Mayor Kang-Duk Lee of Pohang stated, "We intend to focus administrative efforts on preparing the optimal response measures for truth investigation and relief and establishing a practical support system," emphasizing, "We will do our best to promote follow-up measures so that the Earthquake Special Act can become an opportunity for a new leap forward."

Meanwhile, the Pohang Earthquake Relief Review Committee, launched on May 29, has begun preliminary activities such as establishing support fund decision criteria in accordance with the related special law, which stipulates that relief applications will be accepted after September 1. Separately, the Pohang Earthquake Truth Investigation Committee was also launched on April 1, the enforcement date of the special law, and has recently begun on-site investigations.

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