Gominjeong: "Kim Jongin Misled by 'Rumors,' Watch President Moon's Video on 'Public Rental' Remarks"

"President Moon Mentioned 'Housing Ladder' but Media Omitted It"

Gomin Jeong, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Go Minjung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, sharply criticized Kim Jongin, the Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, on the 14th, saying, "He is fervently criticizing the president and government for having outdated empathy by taking distorted media reports as established facts."

This was a criticism of Kim's remark that President Moon Jaein's comment during his visit to a public rental housing complex on the 11th, where he mentioned that a 44㎡ (13-pyeong) apartment could accommodate a family of four, "ignited the already angry public sentiment on real estate."

On the 14th, Go wrote on her Facebook, "I hope you watch the video related to the 1 million public rental housing commemorative complex that the president visited just once," and rebutted, "If you don't get swayed by hearsay and directly see the site and listen, everything will be resolved."

She continued, "The president mentioned, 'As the number of children increases and assets are formed, people may want a higher level of housing. We need to create a housing ladder that allows moving to medium-sized apartments,' but the media omitted this part in their articles," and pointed out, "The opposition party seems to have seized this opportunity and are all rushing to attack."

She added, "They don't even consider that their words are making those living in public rental housing, those living in homes smaller than 13 pyeong, even more miserable," and criticized, "It's frustrating that they don't realize their randomly wielded blades are leaving indelible scars on someone."

Kim Jong-in, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 14th. / Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, on the 11th, Kim criticized President Moon's remarks during the Emergency Committee meeting, saying, "It has ignited the already angry public sentiment on real estate," and pointed out, "The root cause of the real estate crisis lies in the president and government's outdated empathy that ignores the people's sentiments."

On that day, President Moon visited the Dongtan joint rental housing complex, a commemorative complex of 1 million rental homes by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. Accompanying him was Byun Changheum, the nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, who introduced, "This is a 44㎡, 13-pyeong apartment. Although the rooms are small, if there are two children, one can be placed upstairs and one downstairs, and by rearranging, two desks can be placed for studying together."

President Moon Jae-in is speaking at the 'Desirable Rental Housing' briefing held on the morning of the 11th at Dongtan Public Rental Housing, a commemorative complex for 1 million LH rental homes in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province. / Photo by Yonhap News

In response, President Moon said, "One child is standard for newlyweds, and in the case of young children, two are possible." This was interpreted as meaning that a family of up to four could live there if the children are young. Byun then continued, "Yes, this is the bedroom," explaining further.

Byun added, "If the child is over seven years old now, a separate room must be given, and if the genders are different, each must have a separate room," and said, "If the president supplies housing accessible to the middle class this time, families with two children will be able to live while meeting or exceeding the minimum housing standards," explaining how this could be achieved.

President Moon emphasized, "As families grow and living standards rise, we need to create a housing ladder that allows moving from these basic homes to more comfortable and better medium-sized apartments. Even if one does not own their own home, rental housing can develop into sufficiently good housing."

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