Jinyoung "Opposes Administrative Capital Relocation... Inefficient if Only Half Moves"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Jin Young, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, expressed a negative stance on the issue of relocating the administrative capital on the 21st. At the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee, Jin responded to a question from Kwon Young-se, a member of the Future United Party, asking, "Do you still hold a critical view of relocating the administrative capital as in the past?" by saying, "I opposed it then, and I still have the same opinion now."

Lee Myung-soo, a member of the United Party, asked again, "Is it correct that you oppose the relocation of the administrative capital?" Jin replied, "There were discussions about the law in the past, and votes were held, weren't they? I opposed the capital relocation."

Jin explained, "One of the reasons I opposed it was because I thought, 'If you are going to move, you should move everything; moving only part of it causes too much inconvenience.' My opinion on this has not changed."

When Lee asked, "Are you saying you oppose a partial relocation?" Jin answered, "When I opposed it, I did not support the relocation itself, but I thought there would be too much inefficiency if only part of it moved." He added, "If asked how I view moving the entire capital, I would need to think more and then discuss it."

Jin stated that there has been no official discussion within the government regarding the relocation of the administrative capital. In response to Kwon's question about whether the government had prior consultations related to Kim Tae-nyeon, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, advocating for the capital relocation in a negotiation group representative speech, Jin said, "I don't know."

Jin added, "I cannot speak for the entire government, but I have not consulted on such matters. I don't think there have been discussions with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety."

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