Lee Jae-myung to Visit Jeju Island Despite Cancellation of Won Hee-ryong's Event

On the 11th, Jeju Provincial Council and the 'Policy Council for Responding to the Discharge of Radioactive Contaminated Water from Japanese Nuclear Power Plants'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, will visit Jeju Island despite the unilateral cancellation of the event by Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju Province.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 9th that although Won Hee-ryong informed them of the cancellation of the "Policy Council on Response to the Discharge of Radioactive Contaminated Water from Japanese Nuclear Power Plants" scheduled for the 11th in Jeju due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19, Governor Lee decided to hold a tripartite agreement ceremony with the Gyeonggi Provincial Council and Jeju Provincial Council excluding Jeju Province.

Previously, on the 7th, Jeju Province notified Gyeonggi Province that the "Policy Agreement Ceremony on Response to the Discharge of Radioactive Contaminated Water from Japanese Nuclear Power Plants," which was to be held with four organizations including Gyeonggi Province, Jeju Province, Gyeonggi Provincial Council, and Jeju Provincial Council, had to be inevitably canceled due to a Jeju public official testing positive for COVID-19.

In response, the remaining three organizations?Gyeonggi Provincial Council and Jeju Provincial Council, excluding Jeju Province?decided to proceed with the agreement ceremony as originally planned at the Jeju Provincial Council building.

Local political circles are offering various analyses regarding Governor Won Hee-ryong’s cancellation of the event. While the staff member’s COVID-19 diagnosis significantly influenced the cancellation, it is also seen as partly due to his recent sharp criticism of Governor Lee over the basic income policy.

On the 6th, Governor Won harshly criticized Governor Lee’s basic income policy, saying, "Lee Jae-myung’s basic income is a parasite that feeds on the frustration of youth and the common people."

Additionally, there is analysis that Won Hee-ryong, a strong presidential candidate from the ruling party, might have been displeased with hosting a policy council event on the response to the discharge of contaminated water from Japanese nuclear power plants?an event that could gain public support?in his own backyard while being from the opposition party.

Meanwhile, since last month, Governor Lee has been traveling nationwide to Ulsan, Jeonbuk, Daegu, and other regions on a 1-night, 2-day schedule to continue policy consultations on various topics. To attend the Jeju policy consultation, Governor Lee will visit Jeju Island from the 10th for a 2-night, 3-day schedule.

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