Governor Won Hee-ryong Calls for "Preservation of Clean Jeju and Sustainable Growth Measures"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, on the 2nd urged, "Please ensure thorough follow-up measures so that the preservation of clean Jeju and sustainable development and growth can coexist."

Governor Won made these remarks to public officials during the 'November Communication and Empathy Day' held via video conference at 9 a.m. in his office.

The video meeting was organized to encourage the efforts of public officials who have been working hard to respond to various audits last month, major Jeju policies, and incidents such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the leakage at the Gangjeong Water Purification Plant.

Governor Won said, "I sincerely thank all public officials who must have worked day and night on weekends in response to the Administrative Safety Committee's national audit, the Provincial Council's administrative audit, next year's budget formulation, and the COVID-19 and Gangjeong Water Purification Plant leakage incidents."

He added, "There were announcements that will greatly influence the direction of provincial government policies under the future vision of 'Clean and Coexistence,' such as the Jeju-type New Deal announcement and the Clean Jeju Songak Declaration. Going forward, we need to share the content and meaning with fellow public officials and think together about the tasks ahead."

Governor Won emphasized, "Clean nature is Jeju's greatest value. The provincial government has so far focused on policies to prevent reckless development and preserve the clean environment, such as the three principles of Jeju investment, restrictions on mid-mountain development, and a significant reduction in foreign investment immigration."

He continued, "The climate crisis, including COVID-19, has reaffirmed that the judgment of our residents to choose clean and coexistence as Jeju's vision was correct."

Governor Won also expressed a strong commitment to vigorously promote the 'Clean Jeju Songak Declaration' and the 'Jeju-type New Deal,' which are key policies being pursued this year in Jeju.

He said, "Through the 'Clean Jeju Songak Declaration' announced on the 25th of last month, we announced four environmental preservation policies and the consideration of introducing a Clean Jeju Contribution Fee. While strictly adhering to the principles of due process, please inform the residents of the remaining procedures and processes, and prepare follow-up measures meticulously and thoroughly through collaboration with related departments."

Regarding the Jeju-type New Deal, he stated, "It aims to leap forward in line with the government's Korean New Deal by setting clean and coexistence as Jeju's core values. Based on Jeju's experience and achievements, such as the highest nationwide renewable energy ratio, surpassing 20,000 electric vehicles for the first time in the country, and the dissemination of smart grid demonstration results to private companies, we will lead Korea's Green New Deal."

Concerning the closure of the Gangjeong Water Purification Plant, he ordered, "The responsible departments must carry out thorough measures without any negligence in alternative supply and fundamentally renovate the aging facilities early to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future."

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