Daegu as a Cultural City, Gyeongbuk as a Leisure Tourism Destination... Lee Cheol-woo and Kwon Young-jin Speak in Unison on 'Administrative Integration'

Kim Sa-yeol, Chairman of the National Balanced Development Committee, Presents 3 Support Directions for Regional Balanced New Deal Policy

The photo shows Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, giving a greeting speech at the People Power Party and Gyeongbuk Province Budget Policy Meeting held at Daegu City Hall on November 2nd. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Gyeongsangbuk-do held the '2020 Daegu-Gyeongbuk Win-Win Forum' on the 12th at the provincial office, attended by about 50 people including Governor Lee Cheol-woo, Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin, National Assemblyman Lee Man-hee (Yeongcheon·Cheongdo), and Kim Sa-yeol, Chairman of the National Balanced Development Committee.

Under the main theme of 'The Future of Daegu-Gyeongbuk Opened Together, the Meaning and Tasks of Administrative Integration,' the event proceeded for two hours with a keynote speech by Kim Sa-yeol, Chairman of the National Balanced Development Committee, and panel discussions.

In his keynote speech, Kim Sa-yeol presented three points for national balanced development in the era of COVID-19 spread: ▲ discovering ultra-wide cooperation projects through regional balanced New Deal ▲ establishing innovation cities as regional growth hubs ▲ differentiated support using balanced development indicators.

Panelists for the topic discussion included Governor Lee Cheol-woo, Mayor Kwon Young-jin, National Assemblyman Lee Man-hee, Kim Dae-jin, Chairman of the Democratic Party Daegu City Committee, and Lee Jae-ha, Chairman of the Daegu Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Additionally, about 25 people including Gunwi County Mayor Kim Young-man, Jo Gwang-hyun, Secretary-General of the Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice, Professor Kim Tae-woon of Kyungpook National University, and local residents participated online, offering diverse opinions.

Mayor Kwon Young-jin emphasized, "If Daegu and Gyeongbuk integrate, they will leap into an attractive international city equipped with airports and ports, able to compete confidently with global cities. Let us open a new path of administrative integration never traveled before with the urgency of local areas and the power of solidarity and cooperation that Daegu-Gyeongbuk possesses."

Governor Lee Cheol-woo suggested the direction of integration, stating, "Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration will be an ‘administrative revolution’ to respond to the 4th Industrial Revolution and the AI era, completely changing the paradigm of jobs. Daegu should develop as a global cultural city with musicals and operas, while Gyeongbuk should share roles in recreation, healing, and cultural tourism to enhance the competitiveness of world-class cities."

Meanwhile, the forum will be broadcast live on YouTube (TBC channel). It will also be recorded and aired on TBC at 9 a.m. on the 14th.

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