Support Group for Lee Nak-yeon 'Sinbokji Forum' Launch Completed... 200,000 Members Nationwide

Early May Launch of Nationwide New Welfare Forum Concludes in Incheon... Nationwide Organizational Activities Begin in Earnest

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The launch of the 'New Welfare Forum' by 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide supporting former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon was completed on the 27th with Incheon, activating a supporter organization of about 200,000 people in full scale.

At the launch ceremony of the New Welfare Incheon Forum on the day, about 20 members of the National Assembly attended, including lawmakers Seol Hoon, Park Kwang-on, Kim Cheol-min, Lee Byung-hoon, Yang Gi-dae, and Oh Young-hoon, as well as Incheon natives Yoo Dong-soo, Maeng Seong-gyu, and Heo Jong-sik.

Lee Yong-beom, Incheon Metropolitan City Council member and senior co-representative of the New Welfare Incheon Forum, former Incheon Metropolitan City Council member Kang Byung-soo, and Yang Tae-young, senior vice chairman of the Korea-Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, supported former leader Lee Nak-yeon at the launch ceremony. Additionally, the co-representatives of the New Welfare Incheon Forum were Kim Sang-cheol, leader of the Nakyeon Forum, Kim Seong-ho, chairman of the board of Incheon Environmental Corporation, and Park Bo-hyun, secretary general of the Incheon Honam Association, while Jeong Moon-ik, president of the Incheon Honam Association, was appointed as an advisor.

Photo by Office of Representative Lee Nak-yeon

Senior co-representative Yang Tae-young said, "To develop Incheon, which has the image of a city caught between the metropolitan area and Seoul, it is necessary to transform it into an 'Asian economic hub city' where high value-added 4th industry flows by modernizing existing industrial complexes and utilizing the airport and port. This will not only revitalize the local economy but also create quality jobs for young people." He added, "We will unite our intentions for Incheon's future development centered on former leader Lee Nak-yeon."

At the special lecture after the inaugural general meeting, former leader Lee promised support for Incheon's development, including ▲ fostering high value-added industries by region such as the Songdo bio-industry cluster ▲ undergrounding the Gyeongin Expressway and Gyeongin Line railway ▲ expanding infrastructure for complex resorts and MICE industries and redeveloping the inner port of Incheon Port ▲ promoting urban regeneration projects in old downtown areas such as Dong-gu, Bupyeong, and Michuhol districts, and establishing smart services by sector.

Meanwhile, the nationwide voluntary civic group supporting former leader Lee Nak-yeon, 'A Country That Protects My Life - New Welfare Forum,' started with the New Welfare Gwangju Forum on May 8 and continued in a relay format across 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide. Including the New Welfare Incheon Forum on this day, the total number of founders or members registered in the New Welfare Forum reaches 200,000.

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