Gyeong-su Kim, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, Attends the 4th Extraordinary Meeting of the National Council of Chairpersons of Provincial and Metropolitan Councils

Emphasizing Solidarity and Cooperation Beyond Provincial Boundaries for Decentralization and Balanced Development

Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo attended the National Council of Chairpersons of Provincial and Metropolitan Councils held in Tongyeong on the 19th and emphasized that "balanced development between the metropolitan area and local regions is a joint task of local governments and provincial councils."

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 19th that Governor Kim Kyung-soo attended the 4th extraordinary meeting of the National Council of Chairpersons of City and Provincial Councils held at the Stanford Hotel in Tongyeong.

The National Council of Chairpersons of City and Provincial Councils is a cooperative body composed of chairpersons of 17 city and provincial councils nationwide. It exchanges and cooperates on matters related to autonomous development and local council operations, jointly advocates to the central government for the improvement of unreasonable laws and systems, and has taken the lead in advancing local autonomy and decentralization.

At this extraordinary meeting, attended by 16 chairpersons of city and provincial councils nationwide, 10 agenda items were deliberated, including proposals to amend the Local Autonomy Act to strengthen the capabilities of local councils, urging amendments to the National Cemetery Act and the Awards Act to relocate the graves of pro-Japanese and anti-national collaborators and cancel honorary titles, and urging expanded financial support following the transition of firefighters to national public officials.

Governor Kim emphasized solidarity and cooperation to the chairpersons of each city and province, stating, “With the passage of the full revision of the Local Autonomy Act in the 21st National Assembly, balanced development to reduce the gap between the metropolitan area and local regions is a task that local governments and city/provincial councils must solve together.”

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