Muan-gun Resumes Activities for City Promotion

A briefing session was held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building for the joint sponsorship of the Local Autonomy Act amendment bill by Muan-gun, Hongseong-gun, and Yesan-gun. (Photo by Muan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Muan County, Jeonnam Province (Governor Kim San) announced on the 12th that it held a briefing session for the proposal of the Local Autonomy Act amendment at the National Assembly Members' Office Building, hosted by Democratic Party lawmaker Seo Sam-seok and People Power Party lawmaker Hong Moon-pyo, and jointly sponsored by Muan County, Hongseong County, and Yesan County.

The briefing session was held to consolidate efforts for the passage of the Local Autonomy Act amendment, which proposes to "upgrade counties that are the locations of provincial government offices (provincial councils) to urban-rural complex-type cities," specifically targeting Muan County, the location of the Jeonnam Provincial Office that remains at the county level despite being a provincial capital, as well as Hongseong County and Yesan County, the locations of the Chungnam Provincial Office.

A county official stated, "The amendment bill has been submitted to the National Assembly's legislative affairs department, and we have agreed to cooperate with Hongseong County and Yesan County until the bill passes."

Governor Kim San, who attended the briefing session, said, "Through the amendment of the Local Autonomy Act and the upgrade to city status, we will establish a system as the administrative capital of Jeonnam and do our best to provide services that residents desire."

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