Veteran General Officers Association Seongwoohoe: "No Damage to Taereung Golf Course"

The government is actively working to increase the housing supply as a follow-up to the July 10 real estate measures, and is discussing plans to build housing on the Taereung Golf Course site owned by the Ministry of National Defense. The photo shows the Taereung Golf Course in Nowon-gu, Seoul, on the 21st. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu Reporter] The 'Seongwoohoe,' an association of retired generals, stated on the 27th that the Taereung Golf Course should not be damaged in relation to its consideration as a housing supply site.

In a statement released that day, Seongwoohoe said, "The Taereung (Golf Course) area and Hwarangdae (Korea Military Academy) are regions of very high historical and national strategic value," adding, "They should not be exchanged for a few apartment buildings nor should they be damaged." They emphasized, "The Taereung area and Hwarangdae are inseparable as one body. Hwarangdae is the sacred ground where the Republic of Korea Armed Forces originated and is the spiritual cradle of the military itself."

Seongwoohoe added, "Following a meeting with the Minister of National Defense on the 24th regarding the government's announcement to build apartment complexes in the Taereung area, we discussed in-depth countermeasures with senior retired officers on the 27th," and "We request meetings with the President and the Prime Minister concerning this issue."

The Ministry of National Defense has stated that it will discuss the utilization plan for the Taereung Golf Course housing site with related ministries and local governments.

Earlier, on the 16th, Moon Hong-sik, Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, responded to inquiries about related reports by saying, "As far as I know, there have been no discussions regarding housing supply in the Taereung Golf Course area." However, as the ruling party raised the possibility of utilizing the Taereung Golf Course site, and the site was mentioned as a housing supply location during the regular meeting between President Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on the same day, the position appears to have changed.

The Taereung Golf Course was opened as a 9-hole course on November 9, 1966, under the direction of former President Park Chung-hee, expanded to a full 18 holes in October 1970, and covers an area of 250,000 pyeong.

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