Gyeonggi-do Proposes Government Relocation of Army Academy to Border Area

On the 27th, at the '75th Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony' held at the Korea Military Academy in Nowon-gu, Seoul, current students are making the Star of Hwarangdae for the graduates. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy (Uijeongbu) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has proposed to the government to relocate the Army Academy, a national defense education facility, to the border areas within the province that have made special sacrifices for national security for over half a century.

On the 27th, Lee Yong-cheol, Deputy Governor for Administration of Gyeonggi Province, announced the "Proposal to Relocate the Army Academy to the Border Areas of Gyeonggi Province" at an online press conference held in the briefing room of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government.

Deputy Governor Lee said, "Following the recent government announcement to expand housing supply, there is consideration of utilizing Taereung Golf Course as a residential site, but it seems that the relocation of the Army Academy is not being reviewed in light of the military authorities' stance. We actively urge the government to relocate the Army Academy to the northern border areas of Gyeonggi Province, which have suffered from various regulations such as military restrictions, to promote balanced regional development and synergy with military facilities."

The province plans to relocate these facilities to areas such as the "Returned US Forces Land" or "border areas," which have endured special sacrifices, to stabilize housing prices in the metropolitan area and revitalize the economy by injecting new energy into underdeveloped regions, thereby promoting economic activation and balanced development simultaneously.

In particular, the province explained that these areas have good accessibility, so user inconvenience would not significantly increase. Meanwhile, the existing site can be utilized as a large-scale residential site together with the adjacent Taereung Golf Course without substantially damaging the Green Belt, contributing to the stabilization of housing prices in the metropolitan area. Therefore, the relocation offers significant public benefits and is desirable at the national level.

Starting with this proposal announcement, the province plans to do its best to include the relocation of the Army Academy to the province’s border areas in the agenda of intergovernmental measures by submitting the proposal to the central government, the National Assembly, and other related institutions.

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