Gyeongnam Mayors and County Governors Council Submits 6 Government Proposals Including Hosting Lee Kun-hee Art Museum in Gyeongnam and Withdrawal of Daewoo Shipbuilding Sale

The 84th regular meeting of the Gyeongnam Mayors and County Governors Association was held. [Image source=Gimhae City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] The Gyeongnam Mayors and Governors Council announced on the 21st that it held the 84th regular meeting attended by 14 mayors and governors of the province, adopting a joint proposal urging the attraction of the Lee Kun-hee Art Museum to Gyeongnam and a joint statement calling for the withdrawal of the sale of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering and a fundamental reexamination.

The meeting proceeded in the order of reporting operational matters, reviewing proposals from cities and counties, providing guidance on cooperation matters, promoting various events and festivals, and announcing notices. The six proposals approved that day, including the Lee Kun-hee Art Museum proposal, will be submitted to Gyeongnam Province and central government agencies.

The attendees agreed that to realize national balanced development and cultural decentralization, culture concentrated in the metropolitan area should be dispersed to local regions to prevent cultural monopolies centered on large cities and to guarantee opportunities for local cultural enjoyment. Therefore, the Lee Kun-hee Art Museum must be attracted to Gyeongnam.

Additionally, in light of the full-scale recovery in orders, they jointly proposed to the government to withdraw the sale of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering and to reconsider it from the beginning to ensure the sustainable development of the shipbuilding industry and the stability of Gyeongnam’s economy.

Furthermore, the Daebong Healing Valley in Hamyang County, where the meeting was held, is the venue for the ‘2021 Hamyang Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo’ to be held from September 10 to October 10. The mayors and governors of the province promised active interest and cooperation, wishing for the successful hosting of the expo.

Heo Seong-gon, chairman of the council, said, “I express my gratitude to the mayors and governors who are striving to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and I will actively work to ensure mutual cooperation among local governments to solve common problems faced by cities and counties in Gyeongnam and to achieve coexistence.”

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