Governor Lee Cheol-woo of Gyeongbuk Calls Emergency Holiday Meeting: "10 Days Left to Secure Integrated New Airport"

"Living in Daegu-Gyeongbuk, Only the New Airport... Must Adopt a Do-or-Die Mindset"
Joint Press Conference with Daegu Mayor on the 20th... Final Persuasion Efforts in Gunwi

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 19th, about ten days before the deadline for applying to host the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated New Airport at the end of July, Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, convened an emergency executive meeting attended by heads of departments and affiliated agencies, urgently directing that all provincial resources be mobilized to support the application for hosting the integrated new airport.

At the meeting, Governor Lee said, "The future of Daegu and Gyeongbuk hinges on the integrated new airport, and the decision will be made within about ten days. The only way for Daegu and Gyeongbuk to thrive is through the new airport," emphasizing, "All public officials must act with the spirit of 'Sa-jeuk-saeng (死卽生)'?to die is to live."

The Daegu Military Airport Relocation Site Selection Committee on the 3rd decided that the 'Gunwi Ubo-myeon' sole candidate site was unsuitable. Along with this, they announced, "The joint candidate sites of Uiseong Bian and Gunwi Sobo areas are unsuitable because the Gunwi County Governor did not apply for the Sobo area, thus failing to meet the selection procedures; however, the suitability judgment is postponed until July 31." If Gunwi County does not apply for the 'Sobo' area by the end of July, the project will effectively be canceled.

Governor Lee stated, "I understand that some residents still mistakenly believe that the sole candidate site (Ubo) can be the relocation site," and stressed, "Since the selection committee has already decided that 'Ubo' is unsuitable, even if lawsuits are filed, it cannot be reversed."

He added, "We must prevent the project from being canceled at all costs. I believe sincerity will be understood mutually. I ask the residents of Gunwi County to make a magnanimous decision so that a new sky route that will open a great chapter for Daegu and Gyeongbuk, including Gunwi, can be established."

Governor Lee is known to have moved to Gunwi County after a joint press conference with the Mayor of Daegu on the 20th, planning to stay in Gunwi County during the remaining period and focus on persuasion efforts there.

Meanwhile, the Pan-Provincial Promotion Committee opened a field office in Gunwi-eup on the 20th and will work in cooperation with various civic groups in the province to persuade Gunwi residents until the 31st of this month.

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