Busan to Hold Online Public Hearing for 'Bukhang Phase 2 Port Project'

Busan City to Greatly Reflect Citizens' Opinions in Port Redevelopment Opening Busan's 100-Year Future

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan City is collecting citizens' opinions on the ‘Busan Port North Port Phase 2 Port Redevelopment Project,’ a core project transforming Busan.

Busan City has decided to accept opinions until the 21st to reflect citizens' views in the project plan.

Looking ahead to Busan's next 100 years and aiming to proceed with the project at the citizens' level, Busan City has formed the ‘Busan City Consortium’ with four organizations: Busan Port Authority (BPA), Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL), and Busan Metropolitan Corporation (BMC) to lead the project.

Since the Busan City Consortium was selected as the negotiation party in July, negotiations are currently underway with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

Busan City plans to significantly incorporate citizens' opinions by collecting preliminary feedback from the negotiation stage and holding an online public hearing for citizens.

Citizens who have opinions regarding the North Port Phase 2 Port Redevelopment Project can submit them to the Urban Regeneration Division.

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, “We will collect citizens' opinions and encourage participation in the project to ensure that the North Port Phase 2 redevelopment project develops in a direction desired by the citizens.”

The online public hearing will be held non-face-to-face on the 22nd from 10 a.m. under the theme ‘North Port Redevelopment Project, Opening Busan's Next 100 Years’ on Busan City's official YouTube channel ‘Bussan News.’

The online hearing will be open to any interested citizens in real-time on the day without prior recruitment of participants. Opinions can be submitted via YouTube comments, and participants can ask questions and share opinions with the panelists through live phone connections.

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